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Transit I-B

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingLEOCOSPAR 1960 GAM 2Launched 4/13/1960

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit 1B
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar
Launch Date: 4/13/1960
Last Contact: 7/12/1960

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 555 km
Inclination: 51.28 deg
Dry Mass: 121 kg
Total Mass: 121 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: 1960 GAM 2
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.001