Aurora
Tuning into the cosmos…
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Tuning into the cosmos…
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Scout A | Transit-O 18 launched on Sat, Mar 2, 1968, 03:55 AM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
NET Sat, Mar 2, 1968, 03:55 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Scout A to Polar Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Scout A ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Scout A | Transit-O 18 is scheduled to lift off Sat, Mar 2, 1968, 03:55 AM UTC.
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Scout A | Transit-O 18 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Scout A.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.