NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Transit-5A 2

Launch Time
Fri Apr 05, 1963 03:01 UTC

Failed to achieve orbit.

Rocket

Scout X-3
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 87 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Transit-5A 2

The Transit system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying. Transit provided continuous navigation satellite service from 1964, initially for Polaris submarines and later for civilian use as well.

Payloads: 1

Location

SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1963

13th orbital launch attempt

Scout

11th mission
2nd mission of 1963
5th failed mission