Program archive

Transit navigation satellite program

Transit navigation satellite program is explored here through 7 archived missions, from Transit 1A through Transit 4B, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

Missions: 7
People: 0
Vehicles: 8

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Transit navigation satellite program timeline

7 flights. One complete program record.

Follow every archived flight from the earliest development test through the program’s latest flown mission, with its defining milestones and mission hardware connected along the way.

Every Transit navigation satellite program program record

All 7 flown and non-flight archive records arranged chronologically.

Launch corridor

7 flights and tests compressed into 1 expandable arc.

Arc 01Ignition1959–1961 · 7 records

Flight arc 01IgnitionTransit 1A → Transit 4B1959–1961 · 7 records1959–1961
7 records