Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-1
Outcome
Success
Flight
440/AB018
COSPAR Designator
1965-017
Mission
Transit-O 3 (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
244 (13 YTD)
Site launches
166 (7 YTD)
Pad launches
21 (1 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-017 | Thor DSV-2A 440 | USAF | ||
| 1965-017 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1965-017 | Ablestar Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1965-017A | NNS O-3 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-017B | Secor II S/N 3 (TR-27) | ACE/GIMR | US | Track |
| 1965-017C | AJ10-104D | AFSSD | US | Track |
| 1965-017D | USN satellite | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-017E | deb Oscar 03 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-017F | deb Oscar 03 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-017G | deb Ablestar | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1965-017H | deb Ablestar | BUWEPS | US | Track |