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Transit VE-3

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1963-049CLaunched 12/5/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit VBN-2
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar 2
Launch Date: 12/5/1963
Last Contact: 3/9/1964

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,092.5 km
Inclination: 89.95 deg
Dry Mass: 52 kg
Total Mass: 52 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: SCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

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

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1963-049C
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.058