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1965 · United States Air Force

Transit-O 5

successThor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 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
August 13, 1965 at 10:11 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission
Transit-O 5
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor DM-21 Ablestar →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 6

CALSPHERE 4A
LEO
DODECAPOLE 2
LEO
NAVSPASUR ROD 1
LEO
OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7)
LEO
PORCUPINE 2
LEO
TEMPSAT 1
LEO