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Transit 4B
completed
Launch 1961 A ETA
Launched 11/15/1961
LEO
Service G
Sat LEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
Traac
retired
Technology Demonstration
LEO
Transit navigation system
Transit IV-B
retired
Positioning Navigation Timing
LEO
Transit navigation system
Launch Details
Launch Date
11/15/1961
Launch ID
1961 A ETA
Launch Profile
Sat LEO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 2
Payload Mission Types
Technology Demonstration 1 / Positioning Navigation Timing 1
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