Italian Space AgencyScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 25,31
Launched
August 25, 1988
Summary
Transit-O 25,31 launched on an Italian Space Agency Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 25, 1988. It was Italian Space Agency's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,331st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Scout G-1 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30250-25, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 1,042 × 1,189 km orbit inclined 90.0°. 17 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · Italian Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 11th Scout G-1 flight · 4th this yearItalian Space Agency's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,331st orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30250-25 · NORAD 19419 · 1988-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 17 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSCAR 25
- Object ID
- 1988-074A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-26 07:32:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.40251146 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0097667
- Inclination
- 89.9714°
- Ascending node
- 140.4103°
- Arg. of perigee
- 165.4944°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.8855°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
17 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 10 debris, 4 components; 17 still in orbit
- NNS 30250-25 · NORAD 19419 · in orbit
- NNS 30310-60 · NORAD 19420 · in orbit
Scout S214C 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
63rd launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 3rd this year · 536th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 25,31 launch?
Transit-O 25,31 launched on August 25, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 25,31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 25,31?
Scout G-1, flown by Italian Space Agency. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 25,31 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 25,31 reach?
NNS 30250-25, one of 17 catalogued objects, reached a 1,042 × 1,189 km orbit inclined 90.0°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 25,31 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).