NSSDCA ID: TRAN3
Transit 3A was a US Navy navigation satellite that was destroyed by Range Safety when the Thor Able-Star launch vehicle shut down too early. Transit 3A was launched, along with the SOLRAD 2 satellite, on a Thor-Able from Cape Canaveral.
Cutaway view of Transit 3A credit: National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Launch Date: 1960-11-30
Launch Vehicle: Thor-Able
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 91 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office