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United States Air ForceThor DM-21 AblestarSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 1
Launched
October 6, 1964
Summary
Transit-O 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Ablestar from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 6, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 216th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 366th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Thor DM-21 Ablestar flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30010, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,061 × 1,091 km orbit inclined 89.9°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 15th Thor DM-21 Ablestar flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 216th launch41st this yearhumanity's 366th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30010 · NORAD 897 · 1964-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
- Object ID
- 1964-063B
- Epoch
- 1964-10-08 09:16:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.51001396 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020047
- Inclination
- 89.9054°
- Ascending node
- 331.7391°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.8854°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.3293°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 23
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- NNS 30010 · NORAD 897 · in orbit
- Dragsphere 1 · NORAD 900 · in orbit
- Dragsphere 2 · NORAD 902 · in orbit
Ablestar 016 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
13th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 4th this year · 147th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 1 launch?
Transit-O 1 launched on October 6, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 1?
Thor DM-21 Ablestar, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Ablestar spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 1 reach?
NNS 30010, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,061 × 1,091 km orbit inclined 89.9°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 1 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).