LAUNCH MISSION

Italian Space Agency Scout G-1 Transit-O 25,31 2531

Name: Italian Space Agency Scout G-1 Transit-O 25,31 2531
Start: 1988-08-25T06:59:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 5

Status

Success

DATE

25 AUG 1988

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Italian Space Agency

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 5

Description

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.

Scout G-1

Rocket Description

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

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