United States Air ForceScout X-3Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-5A 2
Launched
April 5, 1963
Summary
Transit-5A 2 launched on an United States Air Force Scout X-3 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 5, 1963. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 136th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 237th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Scout X-3 flight and the 1st this year. 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
- 3rd Scout X-3 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 136th launch10th this yearhumanity's 237th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Operational prototype satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 89th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-5A 2 launch?
Transit-5A 2 launched on April 5, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-5A 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-5A 2?
Scout X-3, flown by United States Air Force. Scout X-3 spec sheet
Where did Transit-5A 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Transit-5A 2 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a navigation mission.