LaunchesTransit 1A
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Transit 1A
Thor Able II · Navigation
1959Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The Transit satellite system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was used to provide accurate location for the US Navy ships. Transit 1A failed to make orbit.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thor Able II
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2