LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Oct 28 1977

United States Air Force

Transat O-11

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(4:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(4:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(4:52 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Scout D-1

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Navigation
Transat (Translation Satellite) was the Transit-O 11 satellite, modified to serve a dual role in both the Transit navigation system and the experimental SATRACK (Satellite Tracking) system.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5