flown missionSuccess

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Transit-O 4
Type
Navigation
Target orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Family
Thor
Variant
DM-21
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles