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Transit VBN-1

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingLEOCOSPAR 1963-038BLaunched 9/28/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit VBN-1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar 2
Launch Date: 9/28/1963
Last Contact: 12/22/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,101 km
Inclination: 89.9 deg
Dry Mass: 69 kg
Total Mass: 69 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: 1963-038B
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.052