United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 7
Launched
January 28, 1966
Summary
Transit-O 7 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 28, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 302nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 523rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30070, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 872 × 1,218 km orbit inclined 89.7°. 13 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
- 2nd Scout A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 302nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 523rd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30070 · NORAD 1952 · 1966-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
- Object ID
- 1966-005A
- Epoch
- 1966-01-28 21:45:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.59469756 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0233552
- Inclination
- 89.6817°
- Ascending node
- 84.7884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 205.5865°
- Mean anomaly
- 153.329°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris, 4 components; 7 still in orbit
- NNS 30070 · NORAD 1952 · in orbit
Scout S142C 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
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 202nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 7 launch?
Transit-O 7 launched on January 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 7?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 7 reach?
NNS 30070, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 872 × 1,218 km orbit inclined 89.7°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).