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SuccessTransit 1B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Apr 13, 1960, 12:02 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Apr 13, 1960, 12:02 UTC – Wednesday, Apr 13, 1960, 12:02 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Transit 1B
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
The Transit system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.
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