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Transit 4A

Transit 4A was launched on June 29, 1961 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1961 OMI 1NORAD 116United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Transit IV-A
Common name
Transit 4A
Payload designation
Transit 4A
International designator
1961 OMI 1
NORAD catalog number
116
GCAT identifier
S00116
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.001

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Transit
Owner
USN BuWeps
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
Transit 4

Launch

Date
June 29, 1961 · 04:23 UTC
Launch record
1961 OMISuccess
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
880 km
Apogee
997 km
Inclination
66.81°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 1, 1962
End of operations
Jul 1, 1962

Size

Mass
78 kg
Dry mass
78 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
1.10 m
Span
1.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9361178 (CC0).