Transit-O 8

Mission

Transit-O 8

Type: Navigation

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.

Location

Space Launch Complex 5

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

698 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.