Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar — Thor family

Mission

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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