Status
Success
Triad 1
Launch Time
Sat Sep 02, 1972 17:50 UTC
Sat Sep 02, 1972 17:50 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Triad 1
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
Total Mass: 54.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1972
74th orbital launch attempt
Scout
62nd mission
2nd mission of 1972
49th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission