United States Air ForceScout BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV3-5
Launched
January 31, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
OV3-5 launched on an United States Air Force Scout B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 31, 1967. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 377th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 656th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Scout B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- 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
- 6th Scout B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 377th launch5th this yearhumanity's 656th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
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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
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 248th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV3-5 launch?
OV3-5 launched on January 31, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV3-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV3-5?
Scout B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout B spec sheet
Where did OV3-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was OV3-5 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a earth science mission.