June 22, 1960 at 5:54 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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June 22, 1960 at 5:54 AM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657
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.
Thor-Ablestar · DM-21
Height
29 m
Diameter
1.44 m
LEO capacity
150 kg
Successful launches
13
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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