United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 24,30
Launched
August 3, 1985
Summary
Transit-O 24,30 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 3, 1985. It was United States Air Force's 835th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 2,971st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30240-36, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 1,013 × 1,268 km orbit inclined 89.8°. 10 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
- 4th Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 835th launch5th this yearhumanity's 2,971st orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30240-36 · NORAD 15935 · 1985-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSCAR 30
- Object ID
- 1985-066A
- Epoch
- 1985-08-05 03:29:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.33581335 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0170186
- Inclination
- 89.8194°
- Ascending node
- 64.9995°
- Arg. of perigee
- 198.1253°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.6516°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 4 components; 10 still in orbit
- NNS 30240-36 · NORAD 15935 · in orbit
- NNS 30300-20 · NORAD 15936 · in orbit
Scout S209C 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
58th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 521st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
295 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 24,30 launch?
Transit-O 24,30 launched on August 3, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 24,30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 24,30?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 24,30 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 24,30 reach?
NNS 30240-36, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 1,013 × 1,268 km orbit inclined 89.8°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 24,30 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).