United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 23,32
Launched
April 26, 1988
Summary
Transit-O 23,32 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 26, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 858th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,287th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Scout G-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30230-12, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 1,026 × 1,314 km orbit inclined 90.4°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 9th Scout G-1 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 858th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,287th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30230-12 · NORAD 19070 · 1988-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSCAR 23
- Object ID
- 1988-033A
- Epoch
- 1988-04-26 12:09:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.25771622 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0191288
- Inclination
- 90.3544°
- Ascending node
- 303.9283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.1472°
- Mean anomaly
- 166.563°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
13 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris, 4 components; 13 still in orbit
- NNS 30230-12 · NORAD 19070 · in orbit
- NNS 30320-48 · NORAD 19071 · in orbit
Scout S211C 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
61st launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 534th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
222 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 23,32 launch?
Transit-O 23,32 launched on April 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 23,32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 23,32?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 23,32 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 23,32 reach?
NNS 30230-12, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 1,026 × 1,314 km orbit inclined 90.4°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 23,32 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).