TRAAC
TRAAC [US Navy]
TRAAC (Transit Research And Attitude Control) tested gravity gradient stabilisation for the operational Transit satellites. Additionally, it carried Solar Cell Experiments and a Neutron Detector. TRAAC was launched with Transit 4B on a Thor-DM21 Able-Star launch vehicle.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | USN |
| Contractors: | ? |
| Equipment: | ? |
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| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 109 kg |
| Orbit: | 957 km × 1109 km, 32.4° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAAC | 15.11.1961 | CC LC-17B | Thor-DM21 Able-Star | with Transit 4B |
