Transit-O 25,31
Scout G-1
Italian Space Agency
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Transit-O 25,31
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Polar Orbit
- Launch Cost: $8,660,000
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
Space Launch Complex 5 has witnessed the launch of 69 rockets, including 69 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 749 rocket launches.
Rocket
Vought Scout G-1
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.