1964-083 Success
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5
Dec 13, 1964, 12:08 AM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-2
Outcome
Success
Flight
427/AB017
COSPAR Designator
1964-083
Mission
Transit-O 2 & 5E-5 (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
228 (53 YTD)
Site launches
157 (40 YTD)
Pad launches
14 (5 YTD)
Payloads (22)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-083 | Thor DSV-2A 427 | USAF | ||
| 1964-083 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1964-083 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1964-083A | AJ10-104D | AFSSD | US | Track |
| 1964-083B | deb Ablestar 017 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083C | APL SN-43 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083D | NNS O-2 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083E | deb Ablestar 017 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083F | deb Ablestar 017 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083G | deb Ablestar 017 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083H | deb Ablestar 017 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1964-083J | deb VE-5 event 1 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083K | deb VE-5 event 1 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083L | deb VE-5 event 1 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083M | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083N | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083P | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083Q | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083R | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083S | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083T | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1964-083U | deb VE-5 event 2 | NAVAIR | US | Track |