- Length: 4.4 m
- Diameter: 0.76 m
- Launch Mass: 0 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1 kg
The Project Pilot was manufactured by US Navy with the first launch on 1958-07-04. Project Pilot has 0 successful launches and 6 failed launches with a total of 6 launches. The NOTS-EV-1 Pilot, also known as NOTSNIK was an expendable launch system and anti-satellite weapon developed by the United States Navy’s United States Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS).
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The Navy was competed with the Army to put the first American satellite into orbit. Their first two Vanguard missions failed, with the second being a highly publicized failure, as it exploded on the launchpad. They went on to put 3 satellites into orbit but did not beat the Army to be the first. Their work in space continues today largely on military satellites. US Navy is a Government USA entity that was founded in 1963 and is administered by .
US Navy has 3 successful launches and 15 failed launches with a total of 18 launches.
