United States Air ForceScout BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV3-6
Launched
December 5, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
OV3-6 launched on an United States Air Force Scout B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 5, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 430th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 781st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Scout B flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OV3-6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 415 × 449 km orbit inclined 90.7°. 5 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
- 10th Scout B flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 430th launch58th this yearhumanity's 781st orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV3-6 · NORAD 3057 · 1967-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-120A
- Epoch
- 1967-12-05 03:36:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.47181517 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025159
- Inclination
- 90.6886°
- Ascending node
- 149.4031°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.8287°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.0124°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OV3-6 · NORAD 3057 · re-entered March 9, 1969
Scout S158C Stage 4 · re-entered April 8, 1968
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
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 7th this year · 283rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV3-6 launch?
OV3-6 launched on December 5, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV3-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV3-6?
Scout B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout B spec sheet
Where did OV3-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV3-6 reach?
OV3-6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 415 × 449 km orbit inclined 90.7°.
How many satellites did OV3-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).