Launch Overview
Vehicle
Scout A-1
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
VS / SLC5
Outcome
Success
Flight
S178C
COSPAR Designator
1973-081
Mission
Transit-O 20 (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-1
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
607 (16 YTD)
Site launches
405 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
43 (1 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-081 | Algol 2C S178C | LARCN | ||
| 1973-081 | Castor 2 | LARCN | ||
| 1973-081 | X-259B3 | LARCN | ||
| 1973-081 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1973-081 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1973-081A | NNS O-20 | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1973-081B | Altair 2 X-258E5 ABL-150 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1973-081C | NNS O-20 despin weight | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1973-081D | NNS O-20 despin weight | NAVAIR | US | Track |
| 1973-081D | Unk NNS debris | NAVAIR | US | |
| 1973-081E | deb NNS O-20 | NAVAIR | US | Track |