Launch Overview
Vehicle
Scout A
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
VS / PALC-D
Outcome
Success
Flight
S143C
COSPAR Designator
1966-024
Mission
Transit-O 8 (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
311 (12 YTD)
Site launches
208 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
19 (2 YTD)
Payloads (12)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-024 | Algol 2A S143C | LARCN | US | |
| 1966-024 | Castor 2 | LARCN | ||
| 1966-024 | X-259A3 | LARCN | ||
| 1966-024 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1966-024 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1966-024A | NNS O-8 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-024B | Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-118 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1966-024C | was [UNID013] RCS 0.0 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-024C | [UNID014] Transit high deb | BUWEPS | US | |
| 1966-024D | NNS O-8 despin weight | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-024E | NNS O-8 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-024F | NNS O-8 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |