Transit-5E 2 [JHU/APL]
Three Transit-5B series satellites were launched by Thor-DSV2A Able-Star rockets with piggyback Transit-5E series research satellites. The 5E series were launched to obtain environmental data in the vicinity of the operational orbit of Transit satellites and used solar power. The Transit-5Es, which reached orbit, yielded excelent data.
This series was built on Transit busses based on the Transit 5A series.
Transit-5E 2 featured following systems:
The objectives of Transit-5E 2 were:
This satellite failed to orbit and no useful data were obtained. Prior to reentry, Satellite Transit-5BN-3 separated from 5E-2 and the 5E-2 solar blades deployed normally. Satellite 5E-2 systems operation prior to reentry was normal.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Experimental |
Operator: | USN |
Contractors: | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | Transit-Bus |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 4 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 70 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Transit-5E 2 (S/N 40) | 1964-F06 | 21.04.1964 | Va 75-1-1 | F | Thor-DSV2A Able-Star | with Transit-5BN 3 |