Launch Overview
Vehicle
Scout A
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
VS / PALC-D
Outcome
Success
Flight
S142C
COSPAR Designator
1966-005
Mission
Transit-O 7 (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
302 (3 YTD)
Site launches
202 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
18 (1 YTD)
Payloads (18)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-005 | Algol 2A S142C | LARCN | ||
| 1966-005 | Castor 2 | LARCN | ||
| 1966-005 | X-259A3 | LARCN | ||
| 1966-005 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1966-005 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1966-005A | NNS O-7 | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-005B | Altair 2 X-258E6 RH-116 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1966-005C | Transit high deb | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-005D | NNS O-7 despin weight | BUWEPS | US | Track |
| 1966-005E | Transit high deb | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005F | NNS O-7 despin weight | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005G | NNS O-7 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005H | RCS 0.25 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005J | NNS O-7 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005K | NNS O-7 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005L | RCS 1.0 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005M | NNS O-7 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1966-005N | NNS O-7 insulation | NAVAIR | US | Track |