Missile Test Project

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The Missile Test Project (MTP) was a <a href="/facts/U.S._Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">U.S. Air Force</a> program operated by <a href="/facts/RCA_Service_Company/y2oPCx9x">RCA Service Company</a> (<a href="/facts/RCAS/y2oPCx9x">RCAS</a>) from <a href="/facts/Patrick_Air_Force_Base/WxmvoUT7">Patrick Air Force Base</a>, Florida, under the direction of prime contractor Pan American Guided Missiles Research Division (<a href="/facts/PAA_GMRD/3H1zlEFK">PAA GMRD</a>) during the 1950s and continuing on for several more decades. Under this program, RCAS instrumented and operated various ships and stations on the Air Force <a href="/facts/Eastern_Test_Range/FppmhMY8">Eastern Test Range</a> with electronic tracking and <a href="/facts/Telemetry/Mz9czXTl">telemetry</a> equipment. The instrumented ships and stations tracked incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from <a href="/facts/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station/dwJ9MCPH">Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</a> (CCAFS) and, using radar or telemetry, also tracked crewed or uncrewed space vehicles orbiting the Earth.
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Missile Test Project