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Transit 5B-4

Transit 5B-4 was launched on October 6, 1964 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1964-063BNORAD 897United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
NNS 30010
Common name
Transit 5B-4
Payload designation
NNS O-1
International designator
1964-063B
NORAD catalog number
897
GCAT identifier
S00897
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.085

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
NNS N
Owner
USN BuWeps
Country
United States
Builder
Naval Avionics Facility, Indianapolis
Platform (bus)
Transit 5

Launch

Date
October 6, 1964 · 17:04 UTC
Launch record
1964-063Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
1,053 km
Apogee
1,083 km
Inclination
89.92°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 8, 1964
End of operations
Oct 8, 1964

Size

Mass
54 kg
Dry mass
54 kg
Length
0.3 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 Q9361191 (CC0).