National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn ISpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pegasus 3
Launched
July 30, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
Pegasus 3 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn I from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 30, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 69th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 461st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Saturn I flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Pegasus 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 543 × 576 km orbit inclined 28.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Saturn I flight · 3rd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 69th launch8th this yearhumanity's 461st orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Pegasus 3 · NORAD 1467 · 1965-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-060A
- Epoch
- 1965-07-30 14:14:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04692138 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023531
- Inclination
- 28.7981°
- Ascending node
- 321.9955°
- Arg. of perigee
- 122.2117°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.0319°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Pegasus 3 · NORAD 1467 · re-entered August 4, 1969
- Apollo BP-9A · NORAD 1468 · re-entered November 22, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 3rd this year · 149th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pegasus 3 launch?
Pegasus 3 launched on July 30, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pegasus 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pegasus 3?
Saturn I, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn I spec sheet
Where did Pegasus 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Pegasus 3 reach?
Pegasus 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 543 × 576 km orbit inclined 28.8°.
How many satellites did Pegasus 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Pegasus 3 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo