Status
Success
TIP 3
Launch Time
Wed Sep 01, 1976 21:14 UTC
Wed Sep 01, 1976 21:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIP 3
The TIP 2 and 3 (Transit Improvement Program) satellites used a simplified form of the Triad 1 drag correction system. Pulsed plasma thrusters were used for drag correction maneuvers. The satellites were used operationally in the Transit navigation system. Slightly improved versions were built as Nova.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1976
90th orbital launch attempt
Scout
77th mission
2nd mission of 1976
64th successful mission
26th consecutive successful mission