1959 · United States Air Force
Transit 1A
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The Transit satellite system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was used to provide accurate location for the US Navy ships. Transit 1A failed to make orbit.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 17, 1959 at 02:34 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Transit 1A
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit