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1973 · United States Air Force

Transit-O 20

successScout A-1 | Transit-O 20

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

Overview

Date / time
October 30, 1973 at 12:37 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
Transit-O 20
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout A-1 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20)
LEO