United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 14
Launched
September 25, 1967
Summary
Transit-O 14 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 25, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 419th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 750th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Scout A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30140-56, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,048 × 1,120 km orbit inclined 89.3°. 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
- 9th Scout A flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 419th launch47th this yearhumanity's 750th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30140-56 · NORAD 2965 · 1967-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
- Object ID
- 1967-092A
- Epoch
- 1967-09-25 11:21:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.48842756 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004819
- Inclination
- 89.3078°
- Ascending node
- 190.8283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 202.6558°
- Mean anomaly
- 157.2356°
- 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, 7 debris, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- NNS 30140-56 · NORAD 2965 · in orbit
Scout S157C 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
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 6th this year · 278th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 14 launch?
Transit-O 14 launched on September 25, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 14?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 14 reach?
NNS 30140-56, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 1,048 × 1,120 km orbit inclined 89.3°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).