United States Air ForceScout BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV3-1
Launched
April 22, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
OV3-1 launched on an United States Air Force Scout B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 22, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 318th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 555th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OV3-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 357 × 5,746 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 318th launch19th this yearhumanity's 555th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV3-1 · NORAD 2150 · 1966-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1527 (OV3-1)
- Object ID
- 1966-034A
- Epoch
- 1966-04-22 13:51:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 9.49174771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2859277
- Inclination
- 82.4106°
- Ascending node
- 61.9988°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.4017°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.4154°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- OV3-1 · NORAD 2150 · in orbit
Scout S145C Stage 4 · re-entered November 13, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OV3 (Orbiting Vehicle 3) series were experimental satellites based on an octagonal bus structure. These were the only in the OV series launched on dedicated launchers.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 3rd this year · 213th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV3-1 launch?
OV3-1 launched on April 22, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV3-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV3-1?
Scout B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout B spec sheet
Where did OV3-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV3-1 reach?
OV3-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 357 × 5,746 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did OV3-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).