1966-076 Success

Scout A | Transit-O 10

Aug 18, 1966, 02:25 AM UTC

Track in KeepTrack

Launch Overview

Vehicle

Scout A

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

VS / SLC5

Outcome

Success

Flight

S149C

COSPAR Designator

1966-076

Mission

Transit-O 10 (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

345 (46 YTD)

Site launches

229 (30 YTD)

Pad launches

23 (6 YTD)

Payloads (14)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1966-076 Algol 2A S149C LARCN
1966-076 Castor 2 LARCN
1966-076 X-259A3 LARCN
1966-076 Altair Fairing LARCN
1966-076 Altair Fairing LARCN
1966-076A NNS O-10 NAVAIR US Track
1966-076B Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-136 LARCN US Track
1966-076C NNS O-10 despin weight NAVAIR US Track
1966-076D Transit high deb NAVAIR US Track
1966-076E NNS O-10 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1966-076F NNS O-10 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1966-076G NNS O-10 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1966-076H NNS O-10 insulation USN US Track
1966-076J NNS O-10 insulation NAVAIR US Track