NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Triad 1

Launch Time
Sat Sep 02, 1972 17:50 UTC

Rocket

Scout B1
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 622 kN
Payload to LEO: 129 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 21.0 m

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