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Transit I-A

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Positioning Navigation TimingsuborbitalCOSPAR 1959-F08Launched 9/17/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1959-F08
Launch Vehicle: Thor Able II
Launch Date: 9/17/1959
Last Contact: 9/17/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -2,680 km
Inclination: 50 deg
Dry Mass: 120 kg
Total Mass: 120 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Constellation

Name: Transit navigation system
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1959-F08