Photo: ENERGY.GOV · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterThor DM-21 Ablestar
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Thor DM-21 Ablestar: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionNavigation · PO
Navigation · PO
What it put in orbit19 catalogued objects, 6 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 6 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065A | Debris | 1060 × 1155 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B 1965-065B | Rocket body | 1093 × 1155 km · 90.1° | Globe |
| DODECAPOLE 2 1965-065C | Payload | 823 × 883 km · 90.1° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065D | Debris | 1080 × 1181 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| TEMPSAT 1 1965-065E | Payload | 1082 × 1184 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7) 1965-065F | Payload | 1074 × 1179 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| NAVSPASUR ROD 1 1965-065G | Payload | 1023 × 1113 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| CALSPHERE 4A 1965-065H | Payload | 1070 × 1177 km · 89.9° | Globe |
Show all 19 objects
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065K | Debris | 1084 × 1185 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065L | Debris | 1080 × 1184 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| PORCUPINE 2 1965-065J | Payload | 1070 × 1177 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| OPS 8464 DEB 1965-065M | Debris | re-entered 1981-04-13 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB 1965-065N | Debris | re-entered 1982-11-12 | |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065P | Debris | 1019 × 1109 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065Q | Debris | 1069 × 1131 km · 90.1° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065R | Debris | re-entered 1980-11-09 | |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1965-065S | Debris | re-entered 1981-06-02 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB 1965-065T | Debris | re-entered 1990-06-18 | |
| DODECAPOLE 2 DEB 1965-065U | Debris | 793 × 839 km · 90.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1965-065. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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