Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A
Launch information
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The Transit system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: June 22, 1960, 5:54 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Transit 2A (PO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United States Air Force |
Rocket |
Thor DM-21 Ablestar |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 17B |
Type |
Navigation |
Orbit |
Polar Orbit (PO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#68
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Location Launch
#38
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#21
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Orbital Launch
#14
Year 1960
Location Launch
#8
Year 1960
Pad Launch
#2
Year 1960
Agency Launch
#10
Year 1960
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