United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 27,29
Launched
September 16, 1987
Summary
Transit-O 27,29 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 16, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 853rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,223rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30270-07, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 1,025 × 1,190 km orbit inclined 90.3°. 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
- 7th Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 853rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,223rd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30270-07 · NORAD 18361 · 1987-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSCAR 27
- Object ID
- 1987-080A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-18 18:55:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.42386311 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0110732
- Inclination
- 90.3276°
- Ascending node
- 344.6607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 190.6116°
- Mean anomaly
- 169.2686°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 27
- B*
- 0.000010352
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris, 4 components; 11 still in orbit
- NNS 30270-07 · NORAD 18361 · in orbit
- NNS 30290-52 · NORAD 18362 · in orbit
Scout S204C 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
60th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 531st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
306 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 27,29 launch?
Transit-O 27,29 launched on September 16, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 27,29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 27,29?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 27,29 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 27,29 reach?
NNS 30270-07, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 1,025 × 1,190 km orbit inclined 90.3°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 27,29 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).