Transit 5A3

American military satellite. Transit 5A3 was launched on June 16, 1963 aboard a Scout X-3 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 3, 1990).

COSPAR 1963-022ANORAD 594United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Transit VA-3
Common name: Transit 5A3
International designator: 1963-022A
NORAD catalog number: 594
GCAT identifier: S00594
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.043

Mission

Mission type: Navigation
Use: Defense
Program: Transit 5
Owner: USN BuWeps
Country: United States
Builder: JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus): Transit 5

Launch

Date: June 16, 1963 · 01:49 UTC
Launch record: 1963-022Success
Rocket: Scout X-3
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad LC-D

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/P
Perigee: 728 km
Apogee: 754 km
Inclination: 90.02°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 3, 1990
Last known active: Aug 14, 1974
End of operations: Aug 14, 1974

Size

Mass: 59 kg
Dry mass: 59 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9361184 (CC0).