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Transit VA-3

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingLEOCOSPAR 1963-022ALaunched 6/16/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit VA-3 (N-3)
Launch Vehicle: Scout X-3
Launch Date: 6/16/1963
Last Contact: 8/14/1974

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 741 km
Inclination: 90.02 deg
Dry Mass: 59 kg
Total Mass: 59 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Navy
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Constellation

Name: Transit navigation system
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1963-022A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.043