Transit 2A - Space launch mission detailed information
22 JUN 1960
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 17B
The Transit system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
The Thor-Ablestar, or Thor Able-Star, also known as Thor-Epsilon was an early American expendable launch system consisting of a PGM-17 Thor missile, with an Ablestar upper stage. It was a member of the Thor family of rockets, and was derived from the Thor-Able.
Transit 2A - Space Launch Mission Detailed Information 22 JUN 1960 United States Air Force Space Launch Complex 17B Transit System ilikuwa mfumo wa kwanza wa urambazaji wa satelaiti kutumika kiufundi. Mfumo huo ulitumiwa hasa na Jeshi la Wanamaji la Marekani kutoa taarifa sahihi za eneo kwa nyambizi zake za makombora ya Polaris, na pia ilitumiwa kama mfumo wa urambazaji na meli za juu za Jeshi la Wanamaji, pamoja na uchunguzi wa hydrographic na uchunguzi wa jiometri. Thor-Ablestar (au Thor-Epsilon) ilikuwa mfumo wa uzinduzi wa mapema wa Marekani unaojulikana kama Thor-Epsilon, na ilijumuisha makombora ya PGM-17 Thor na hatua ya juu ya Ablestar. Ilikuwa mwanachama wa familia ya Thor ya roketi, na ilitokana na Thor-Able.