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Transit VA-2

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingsuborbitalCOSPAR 1963-F04Launched 4/5/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1963-F04
Launch Vehicle: Scout X-3
Launch Date: 4/5/1963
Last Contact: 4/5/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -2,100 km
Inclination: 90.6 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: 1963-F04
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.037