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Transit III-B

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingLEOCOSPAR 1961 ETALaunched 2/22/1961

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit 3B
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar
Launch Date: 2/22/1961
Last Contact: 3/30/1961

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 584.5 km
Inclination: 28.38 deg
Dry Mass: 170 kg
Total Mass: 796 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: 1961 ETA