Transit-O 27,29 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
16 Sep 1987, 7:22pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Transit-O 27,29
Mission Type
Navigation
Destination
Polar Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:57pm UTC
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