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1963 · United States Air Force
Transit-5A 3
success
Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3
Operational prototype satellite
Overview
Date / time
June 16, 1963 at 01:49 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Transit-5A 3
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout X-3 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
TRANSIT 5A-3
LEO