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1964 · United States Air Force

Transit-O 2 & 5E-5

successThor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5

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
December 13, 1964 at 12:08 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W
Mission
Transit-O 2 & 5E-5
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor DM-21 Ablestar →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5)
LEO
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
LEO