United States Air ForceScout BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV3-2
Launched
October 28, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
OV3-2 launched on an United States Air Force Scout B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 28, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 359th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 624th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Scout B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of OV3-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 14, 1966, was 324 × 1,602 km inclined 82.0°. 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
- 5th Scout B flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 359th launch60th this yearhumanity's 624th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV3-2 · NORAD 2517 · 1966-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-097A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-14 01:14:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.82257748 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0871394
- Inclination
- 81.9757°
- Ascending node
- 266.9796°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.1951°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.6666°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 229
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OV3-2 · NORAD 2517 · re-entered September 29, 1971
Scout S150C Stage 4 · re-entered January 28, 1970
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
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 7th this year · 238th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV3-2 launch?
OV3-2 launched on October 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV3-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV3-2?
Scout B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout B spec sheet
Where did OV3-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV3-2 reach?
The tracked orbit of OV3-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 14, 1966, was 324 × 1,602 km inclined 82.0°.
How many satellites did OV3-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).