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Transit 5B-7

Transit 5B-7 was launched on August 13, 1965 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1965-065FNORAD 1514United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
NNS 30050
Common name
Transit 5B-7
Payload designation
NNS O-5
International designator
1965-065F
NORAD catalog number
1514
GCAT identifier
S01514
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.113

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
August 13, 1965 · 22:11 UTC
Launch record
1965-065Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
1,087 km
Apogee
1,192 km
Inclination
90.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1965
End of operations
1965

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 Q18327725 (CC0).