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Transit-O 5
Thor DM-21 Ablestar · Navigation
1965Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar
- Orbit
- PO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 2E
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2