United States Air ForceScout BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV3-3
Launched
August 4, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
OV3-3 launched on an United States Air Force Scout B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 4, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 340th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 594th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OV3-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 4,492 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- 4th Scout B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 340th launch41st this yearhumanity's 594th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV3-3 · NORAD 2389 · 1966-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OV3-3
- Object ID
- 1966-070A
- Epoch
- 1966-08-04 14:28:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.51696075 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2344882
- Inclination
- 81.435°
- Ascending node
- 180.1593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 164.1813°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.7257°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- OV3-3 · NORAD 2389 · in orbit
Scout S148C Stage 4 · re-entered January 3, 1992
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
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 5th this year · 226th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV3-3 launch?
OV3-3 launched on August 4, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV3-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV3-3?
Scout B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout B spec sheet
Where did OV3-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV3-3 reach?
OV3-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 4,492 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did OV3-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).