United States Air ForceScout ASpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-O 9
Launched
May 19, 1966
Summary
Transit-O 9 launched on an United States Air Force Scout A from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 19, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 323rd launch, 24th this year and humanity's 565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NNS 30090, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 866 × 989 km orbit inclined 90.0°. 9 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
- 4th Scout A flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 323rd launch24th this yearhumanity's 565th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NNS 30090 · NORAD 2176 · 1966-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13)
- Object ID
- 1966-041A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-19 10:27:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.92400995 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084223
- Inclination
- 90.0019°
- Ascending node
- 334.0123°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.0325°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.1661°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 2 components; 6 still in orbit
- NNS 30090 · NORAD 2176 · in orbit
Scout S146C 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
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 217th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-O 9 launch?
Transit-O 9 launched on May 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-O 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-O 9?
Scout A, flown by United States Air Force. Scout A spec sheet
Where did Transit-O 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-O 9 reach?
NNS 30090, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 866 × 989 km orbit inclined 90.0°.
How many satellites did Transit-O 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).