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1972 · United States Air Force

Triad 1

successScout B-1 | Triad 1

Satellite designed to accurately measure atmospheric drag in order to improve the accuracy of the USN Transit Navigation System

Overview

Date / time
September 2, 1972 at 05:50 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Triad 1
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout B-1 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

TRIAD 1
LEO