National Research CouncilScout BSan Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
San Marco 2
Launched
April 26, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
San Marco 2 launched on a National Research Council Scout B from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on April 26, 1967. It was National Research Council's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 690th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Scout B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). San Marco 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 744 km orbit inclined 2.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout B · National Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Scout B flight · 2nd this yearNational Research Council's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 690th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
San Marco 2 · NORAD 2761 · 1967-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-038A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-26 14:40:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.29312751 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0377928
- Inclination
- 2.8919°
- Ascending node
- 131.9458°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.9377°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.0778°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- San Marco 2 · NORAD 2761 · re-entered October 14, 1967
Scout S153C Stage 4 · re-entered May 29, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
San Marco 2 was a 66-cm-diameter spherical satellite with two experiments, one designed to make direct measurements of air density below 350 km, and the other an ionospheric beacon experiment developed to observe electron content between the earth and the satellite.
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
1st launch from San Marco platform, 1st this year · 1st from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did San Marco 2 launch?
San Marco 2 launched on April 26, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch San Marco 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched San Marco 2?
Scout B, flown by National Research Council. Scout B spec sheet
Where did San Marco 2 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit did San Marco 2 reach?
San Marco 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 744 km orbit inclined 2.9°.
How many satellites did San Marco 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).