Transit 1B
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
United States Air Force
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Mission
Transit 1B
Type: Navigation
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
842 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
