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SuccessTransit-5BN 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 5, 1963, 21:51 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 5, 1963, 21:51 UTC – Thursday, Dec 5, 1963, 21:51 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Transit-5BN 2
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
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