United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OGO 3
Launched
June 7, 1966
Summary
OGO 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 7, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 329th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 573rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas SLV-3 Agena B flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas SLV-3 Agena B flightUnited States Air Force's 329th launch30th this yearhumanity's 573rd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OGO 3 · NORAD 2195 · re-entered September 15, 1981
Agena B 6502 · re-entered September 29, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
19th launch from Launch Complex 12, 2nd this year · 172nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OGO 3 launch?
OGO 3 launched on June 7, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGO 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGO 3?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did OGO 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OGO 3 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did OGO 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).