United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 13
Launched
May 18, 1967
Summary
Transit-O 13 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 18, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 396th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 701st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Scout A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30130-40, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,086 × 1,102 km orbit inclined 89.6°. 8 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
- 8th Scout A flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 396th launch24th this yearhumanity's 701st orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30130-40 · NORAD 2807 · 1967-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
- Object ID
- 1967-048A
- Epoch
- 1967-05-18 13:48:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.46028969 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001052
- Inclination
- 89.593°
- Ascending node
- 72.6797°
- Arg. of perigee
- 235.225°
- Mean anomaly
- 124.7799°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris; 2 still in orbit
- NNS 30130-40 · NORAD 2807 · in orbit
Scout S156C 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
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 261st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 13 launch?
Transit-O 13 launched on May 18, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 13?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 13 reach?
NNS 30130-40, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,086 × 1,102 km orbit inclined 89.6°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).