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1970 · United States Air Force

Transit-O 19

successScout A | Transit-O 19

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 27, 1970 at 01:23 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Transit-O 19
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout A →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NNSS 19 (TRANSIT 19)
LEO