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Transit III-A

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingsuborbitalLaunched 11/30/1960

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1960-F16
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar
Launch Date: 11/30/1960
Last Contact: 11/30/1960

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -2,450 km
Inclination: 28.4 deg
Dry Mass: 92 kg
Total Mass: 92 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