United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 6
Launched
December 22, 1965
Summary
Transit-O 6 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 22, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 298th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 513th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Scout A flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of NNS 30060, one of 6 catalogued objects, from January 19, 1966, was 913 × 1,093 km inclined 89.1°. 6 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
- 1st Scout A flightUnited States Air Force's 298th launch67th this yearhumanity's 513th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30060 · NORAD 1864 · 1965-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
- Object ID
- 1965-109A
- Epoch
- 1966-01-19 23:49:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.70999819 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0122478
- Inclination
- 89.1009°
- Ascending node
- 217.1332°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.8837°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.3432°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 395
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- NNS 30060 · NORAD 1864 · in orbit
Scout S140C 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
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 198th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 6 launch?
Transit-O 6 launched on December 22, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 6?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 6 reach?
The tracked orbit of NNS 30060, one of 6 catalogued objects, from January 19, 1966, was 913 × 1,093 km inclined 89.1°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).