1965-109 Success

Scout A | Transit-O 6

Dec 22, 1965, 04:33 AM UTC

Track in KeepTrack

Launch Overview

Vehicle

Scout A

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

VS / PALC-D

Outcome

Success

Flight

S140C

COSPAR Designator

1965-109

Mission

Transit-O 6 (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

Scout A

Provider

United States Air Force

Agency launches

298 (67 YTD)

Site launches

198 (39 YTD)

Pad launches

17 (2 YTD)

Payloads (11)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1965-109 Algol 2A S140C LARCN
1965-109 Castor 2 LARCN
1965-109 X-259A3 LARCN
1965-109 Altair Fairing LARCN
1965-109 Altair Fairing LARCN
1965-109A NNS O-6 BUWEPS US Track
1965-109B Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-129 LARCN US Track
1965-109C NNS O-6 despin weight BUWEPS US Track
1965-109D Transit high deb BUWEPS US Track
1965-109E NNS O-6 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1965-109F NNS O-6 insulation NAVAIR US Track