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Transit VE-1

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1963-038CLaunched 9/28/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transit VBN-1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar 2
Launch Date: 9/28/1963
Last Contact: 11/22/1974

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,100 km
Inclination: 89.9 deg
Dry Mass: 59 kg
Total Mass: 59 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: 1963-038C
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.052