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FailureTransit 3A · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Nov 30, 1960, 19:50 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Nov 30, 1960, 19:50 UTC – Wednesday, Nov 30, 1960, 19:50 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Transit 3A
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Transit 3A was a US Navy navigation satellite that was destroyed by range safety when the launch vehicle shut down too early.
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