Transit-O 23,32

Success US Air Force, Scout G-1

Mission

Navigation · PO

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.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
OSCAR 23 1988-033A Payload 1012 × 1298 km · 90.3° Globe
OSCAR 32 1988-033B Payload 1012 × 1296 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 R/B 1988-033C Rocket body 1013 × 1300 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033D Debris 946 × 1201 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033E Debris 987 × 1225 km · 90.6° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033F Debris 849 × 1183 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033G Debris 987 × 1366 km · 89.8° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033H Debris 908 × 1138 km · 90.3° Globe
Show all 13 objects
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033J Debris 982 × 1294 km · 90.3° Globe
OSCAR 23 DEB 1988-033K Debris 1008 × 1286 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033L Debris 995 × 1276 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033M Debris 999 × 1255 km · 90.3° Globe
SCOUT G-1 DEB 1988-033N Debris 996 × 1269 km · 90.3° Globe

COSPAR ID 1988-033 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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