United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 12
Launched
April 14, 1967
Summary
Transit-O 12 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 14, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 388th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 686th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Scout A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30120, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,055 × 1,091 km orbit inclined 90.2°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 6th Scout A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 388th launch16th this yearhumanity's 686th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30120 · NORAD 2754 · 1967-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 0100 (TRANSIT 15)
- Object ID
- 1967-034A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-14 06:21:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.51713841 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023988
- Inclination
- 90.2309°
- Ascending node
- 313.4184°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.4387°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.9351°
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- NNS 30120 · NORAD 2754 · in orbit
Scout S154C Stage 4 · 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 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 255th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 12 launch?
Transit-O 12 launched on April 14, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 12?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 12 reach?
NNS 30120, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,055 × 1,091 km orbit inclined 90.2°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).