United States Air ForceScout D-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transat O-11
Launched
October 28, 1977
Image: NASA
Summary
Transat O-11 launched on an United States Air Force Scout D-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 28, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 700th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 2,026th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Scout D-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Transat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,072 × 1,116 km orbit inclined 89.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout D-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 12th Scout D-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 700th launch20th this yearhumanity's 2,026th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Transat · NORAD 10457 · 1977-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TRANSAT
- Object ID
- 1977-106A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-28 07:49:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.46054554 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029771
- Inclination
- 89.9191°
- Ascending node
- 170.1216°
- Arg. of perigee
- 21.2876°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.4152°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Transat · NORAD 10457 · in orbit
Scout S200C Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Transat (Translation Satellite) was the Transit-O 11 satellite, modified to serve a dual role in both the Transit navigation system and the experimental SATRACK (Satellite Tracking) system.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
52nd launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 454th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
421 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transat O-11 launch?
Transat O-11 launched on October 28, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transat O-11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transat O-11?
Scout D-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did Transat O-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transat O-11 reach?
Transat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,072 × 1,116 km orbit inclined 89.9°.
How many satellites did Transat O-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).