OPS 4947

Launch Details
Launched 24 September 1967
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 2965
COSPAR ID 1967-092A
Alternative names TRANSIT 17
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 89.250°
Eccentricity 0.00459
RA ascending node 1.658 hr
Argument perigee 251.610°
Mean anomaly 124.378°
Orbital period 106.395 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Dec 2025, 00:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1032.6 km
Mean Altitude 1066.7 km
Peak Altitude 1100.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SCOUT A R/B SCOUT A DEB SCOUT A DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB TRANSIT 17 DEB

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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