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Transit VA-1

Scout X-3 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on December 19, 1962, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 19, 1962 · 01:25 UTCLaunch 1962 B PSILaunch no. 224 in the log
RocketScout X-3
SpaceportVandenbergpad LC-D
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 19, 1962, 01:25
Launch designation
1962 B PSI
Mission
Transit VA-1
Flight name
Transit VA-1 (N-1)
Vehicle flight ID
S118
Flight code
BLUE SCOUT IV

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
839 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.059 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Transit VA-11962 B PSI 1NORAD 509Bureau of Naval Weapons, US NavyNavigation59 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 25, 1986

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.