NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Transit-O 25 & 31

Launch Time
Thu Aug 25, 1988 06:59 UTC

Rocket

Scout G1
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 622 kN
Payload to LEO: 210 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 21.0 m

Mission Details

Transit-O 25 & 31

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.

The Transit-O series had one important change: Hysteresis rods were installed on the solar panels to dampen the residual motion after the satellite despin operation in orbit following launch).

Payloads: 2
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1988

78th orbital launch attempt

Scout

93rd mission
4th mission of 1988
80th successful mission
42nd consecutive successful mission