Missile Test Project
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The Missile Test Project (MTP) was a U.S. Air Force program operated by RCA under the direction of prime contractor Pan American Guided Missiles Research Division (PAA GMRD) during the 1950s and continuing on for several more decades. Under this program, RCA instrumented and operated various ships and stations on the Air Force Eastern Test Range with electronic tracking and telemetry equipment. The instrumented ships and stations tracked incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and, using radar or telemetry, also tracked manned or unmanned space vehicles orbiting the earth.
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[edit] Tracking Stations
MTP instrumented and operated the following tracking stations: CCAFS (designated AFE71), Grand Bahama Island (AFE73), Eleuthera Island (AFE74), Mayaguana Island (AFE75), Grand Turk Island (AFE77), Antigua Island (AFE86), Chagaramus, Trinidad (AFE87), Ascension Island (AFE83) and Mahé in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean (AFE89). The tracking station planned for South Africa was never fully instrumented and eventually found to be redundant.
[edit] Instrumented Ships
The following small diesel-powered ships were instrumented with tracking equipment: the Sword Knot, the Rose Knot, the Timber Hitch, the Coastal Crusader, the Costal Sentry, and the Sampam Hitch. In 1964 three very highly-advanced instrumented ships were added to the MTP inventory: the H. H. Arnold and the Hoyt S. Vandenberg (both Victory-class ships), as well as the USAS American Mariner (a Liberty-class ship).
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