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Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ILaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

ORS-3

Launched

November 20, 2013

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

ORS 3 and STPSat 3 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 20, 2013. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 69th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Minotaur I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). STPSat-3, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 514 km orbit inclined 40.5°. 30 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
11th Minotaur I flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 69th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,334th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

40.5°Inclination
504 × 514 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
250.0°Ascending node
4713 d agoElement epoch2013-11-20 01:41 UTC · stale

STPSat-3 · NORAD 39380 · 2013-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 30 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2013-064A
Epoch
2013-11-20 01:41:05 UTC
Mean motion
15.21226925 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0007412
Inclination
40.508°
Ascending node
249.9821°
Arg. of perigee
299.0863°
Mean anomaly
252.5387°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

30 catalogued: 30 payloads; none still in orbit

  • STPSat-3 · NORAD 39380 · re-entered March 11, 2023
  • PhoneSat 2.4 · NORAD 39381 · re-entered January 31, 2017
  • Louisiana-OSCAR-75 · NORAD 39382 · re-entered October 23, 2014
  • DragonSat · NORAD 39383 · re-entered August 31, 2016
  • KySat-2 · NORAD 39384 · re-entered February 12, 2015
  • TJ3Sat · NORAD 39385 · re-entered September 16, 2015
  • ORSES · NORAD 39386 · re-entered January 3, 2016
  • ORS Tech 1 · NORAD 39387 · re-entered March 23, 2015
  • SENSE SV1 · NORAD 39388 · re-entered March 21, 2015
  • NPS-SCAT · NORAD 39389 · re-entered October 28, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-4 · NORAD 39390 · re-entered December 13, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-2 · NORAD 39391 · re-entered December 12, 2015
Show 18 more payloads
  • SENSE SV2 · NORAD 39392 · re-entered October 28, 2019
  • Prometheus 1-5 · NORAD 39393 · re-entered November 29, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-6 · NORAD 39394 · re-entered December 10, 2015
  • COPPER · NORAD 39395 · re-entered February 4, 2016
  • ORS Tech 2 · NORAD 39396 · re-entered April 3, 2015
  • Horus · NORAD 39397 · re-entered April 26, 2018
  • Black Knight 1 · NORAD 39398 · re-entered July 16, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-7 · NORAD 39399 · re-entered December 5, 2015
  • Trailblazer · NORAD 39400 · re-entered May 22, 2016
  • Prometheus 1-8 · NORAD 39401 · re-entered December 1, 2015
  • SwampSat · NORAD 39402 · re-entered December 13, 2015
  • Ho'oponopono 2 · NORAD 39403 · re-entered August 26, 2021
  • Firefly · NORAD 39404 · re-entered November 1, 2017
  • ChargerSat 1 · NORAD 39405 · re-entered March 20, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-1 · NORAD 39406 · re-entered December 12, 2015
  • Vermont Lunar Cubesat · NORAD 39407 · re-entered November 21, 2015
  • Prometheus 1-3 · NORAD 39408 · re-entered December 8, 2015
  • ORS-3 · NORAD 39409 · re-entered December 25, 2015

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

ORS 3 tracks rockets from orbit and can terminate, STPSat3 will host military experiments

Pad

Map of Launch Area 0 B

Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

6th launch from Launch Area 0 B, 2nd this year · 56th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

73 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did ORS 3 and STPSat 3 launch?

ORS 3 and STPSat 3 launched on November 20, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch ORS 3 and STPSat 3?

Coverage: ORS 3 Mission Launches from Wallops. Watch the replay

What rocket launched ORS 3 and STPSat 3?

Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet

Where did ORS 3 and STPSat 3 launch from?

Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.

What orbit did ORS 3 and STPSat 3 reach?

STPSat-3, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 514 km orbit inclined 40.5°.

How many satellites did ORS 3 and STPSat 3 launch?

30 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).