Transit VC

Success US Air Force, Scout X-4

Mission

Navigation · LEO

Transit 5C-1 was similar to the Transit 5A series series but involved some redesign to improve performance.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9) 1964-026A Payload 801 × 869 km · 90.5° Globe
SCOUT X-4 DEB 1964-026B Debris 749 × 793 km · 89.8° Globe
SCOUT X-4 DEB 1964-026C Debris re-entered 2002-11-19
SCOUT X-4 R/B 1964-026D Rocket body 827 × 886 km · 90.5° Globe
SCOUT X-4 DEB 1964-026E Debris 838 × 904 km · 90.5° Globe
TRANSIT 9 DEB 1964-026F Debris re-entered 1981-10-25
TRANSIT 9 DEB 1964-026G Debris re-entered 1988-01-11
TRANSIT 9 DEB 1964-026H Debris re-entered 1999-08-31
Show all 9 objects
TRANSIT 9 DEB 1964-026J Debris re-entered 2000-04-18

COSPAR ID 1964-026 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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