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1966 · United States Air Force

Transit-O 7

successScout A | Transit-O 7

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

Overview

Date / time
January 28, 1966 at 05:06 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Transit-O 7
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout A →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
LEO