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1963 · United States Air Force
Transit-5BN 2
success
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
Overview
Date / time
December 5, 1963 at 09:51 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission
Transit-5BN 2
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor DM-21 Ablestar →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 2
TRANSIT 5B-2
LEO
TRANSIT 5E-3
LEO