Transit 2A Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
22 Jun 1960, 5:54am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Transit 2A
Mission Type
Navigation
Destination
Polar Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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