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ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Transit 1B
Thor DM-21 AblestarUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Wednesday, April 13, 1960 · 12:02 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadTransit 1B
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.446°N
- Longitude
- 80.566°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:02 PM UTC - 12:02 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
