NRL-PL 176

NRL-PL 176 [NRO]

NRL-PL 176 was a still classified experiment by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) mounted as a piggy-back payload on the aft rack of an Agena-D stage, which deployed several other satellites.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Contractors:	Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Equipment:	?
Configuration:	Instruments mounted on Agena-D stage
Propulsion:
Power:	Batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	905 km × 938 km, 70.01°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
NRL-PL 176	1969-082B	30.09.1969	Va SLC-1W		Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D	with Poppy 6A, Poppy 6B, Poppy 6C, Poppy 6D, Timation 2, Tempsat 2, SOICAL Cone, SOICAL Cylinder, Weston

Launch Sites:

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

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