Scout A | Transit-O 9

Name: Scout A | Transit-O 9
Start: 1966-05-19T02:27:00Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: May 19, 1966 at 02:27 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Scout A
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Navigation