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Transit VA-1

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingLEOCOSPAR 1962 B PSI 1Launched 12/19/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit VA-1 (N-1)
Launch Vehicle: Scout X-3
Launch Date: 12/19/1962
Last Contact: 12/19/1962

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 711.5 km
Inclination: 90.63 deg
Dry Mass: 59 kg
Total Mass: 59 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: 1962 B PSI 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.027