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Payload / Mission

Transit-O 27,29

Type
Navigation
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)

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.