Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-2
Outcome
Success
Flight
423/AB016
COSPAR Designator
1964-063
Mission
Transit-O 1 (Navigation)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
216 (41 YTD)
Site launches
147 (30 YTD)
Pad launches
13 (4 YTD)
Payloads (9)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-063 | Thor DSV-2A 423 | USAF | ||
| 1964-063 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1964-063 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1964-063A | AJ10-104D | AFSSD | US | Track |
| 1964-063B | NNS O-1 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-063C | Dragsphere | NRL | US | Track |
| 1964-063D | Adapter | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-063E | Dragsphere | NRL | US | Track |
| 1964-063F | deb NNSS 30010 | BUWEPS | US | Track |