United States Air ForceScout X-3Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-5A 1
Launched
December 19, 1962
Summary
Transit-5A 1 launched on an United States Air Force Scout X-3 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 19, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 126th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout X-3 flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout X-3 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout X-3 flightUnited States Air Force's 126th launch55th this yearhumanity's 223rd orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Operational prototype satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 82nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-5A 1 launch?
Transit-5A 1 launched on December 19, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-5A 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-5A 1?
Scout X-3, flown by United States Air Force. Scout X-3 spec sheet
Where did Transit-5A 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Transit-5A 1 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a navigation mission.