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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Experimental satellite equipped with a nuclear power system and a cesium ion engine.
Height 36.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1340 kN
Diameter 3.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 1000 kg
Liftoff Mass 155 Tonnes
Launch Success 44
Consecutive Success 25
Maiden Flight 1964-08-14
Launch Failures 4