Transit 2A [US Navy]
The two Transit program objectives were
The Transit 2A spacecraft had as its instrument complement the following: cosmic-noise radiometer, transmitters, infrared scanner to measure satellite rotation before despin was initiated, and temperature sensors. The power supply was a nickel-cadmium battery, recharged by solar cells. The transmitters operated at the following frequencies: 54, 162, 216, and 324 MHz.
Additional scientific payloads were:
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Navigation |
Operator: | USN |
Contractors: | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | Sphere |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells (body mounted), batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 101 kg |
Orbit: | 628 km × 1047 km, 66.69° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Transit 2A | 1960 η 1 | 22.06.1960 | CC LC-17B | Thor-DM21 Able-Star | with Solrad 1 | |
Transit 2B | - | not launched |