1968-012 Success

Scout A | Transit-O 18

Mar 2, 1968, 03:55 AM UTC

Track in KeepTrack

Launch Overview

Vehicle

Scout A

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

VS / SLC5

Outcome

Success

Flight

S162C

COSPAR Designator

1968-012

Mission

Transit-O 18 (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

439 (6 YTD)

Site launches

290 (5 YTD)

Pad launches

32 (1 YTD)

Payloads (14)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1968-012 Algol 2A S162C LARCN
1968-012 Castor 2 LARCN
1968-012 X-259B3 LARCN
1968-012 Altair Fairing LARCN
1968-012 Altair Fairing LARCN
1968-012A NNS O-18 NAVAIR US Track
1968-012B Altair 2 X-258E5 ABL-145 LARCN US Track
1968-012C NNS O-18 despin weight NAVAIR US Track
1968-012C deb NNS O-18 NAVAIR US
1968-012C deb NNS O-18 NAVAIR US
1968-012D Transit high debris NAVAIR US Track
1968-012E NNS O-18 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1968-012F NNS O-18 insulation NAVAIR US Track
1968-012G NNS O-18 insulation NAVAIR US Track