Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-1
Outcome
Success
Flight
455/AB020
COSPAR Designator
1965-065
Mission
Transit-O 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
277 (46 YTD)
Site launches
184 (25 YTD)
Pad launches
23 (3 YTD)
Payloads (24)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-065 | Thor DSV-2A 455 | USAF | ||
| 1965-065 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1965-065 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1965-065 | deb NNS | NAVAIR | US | |
| 1965-065A | Adapter | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065B | AJ10-104D 020 | AFSSD | US | Track |
| 1965-065C | Dodecapole 2 | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065D | Adapter | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065E | NRL PL157 | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065F | NNS O-5 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065G | Long Rod | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065H | NRL PL158 | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065J | NRL PL150C | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065K | Adapter | NRL | US | Track |
| 1965-065L | NRL adapter | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065M | [UNID012] RCS 0.0 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1965-065N | NNS launch deb (high drag) | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065P | NNS launch deb (like 65H) | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065P | (cross-id) | BUWEPS | US | |
| 1965-065Q | deb Ablestar 020 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1965-065R | NNS launch deb (high drag) | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065S | NNS launch deb (high drag) | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-065T | NNS late deb 1 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1965-065U | deb Dodecapole 2 | NRL | US | Track |