Italian Space AgencyScout BSan Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
San Marco 3
Launched
April 24, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
San Marco 3 launched on an Italian Space Agency Scout B from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on April 24, 1971. It was Italian Space Agency's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,211th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Scout B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 223 × 724 km orbit inclined 3.2°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout B · Italian Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Scout B flight · 1st this yearItalian Space Agency's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,211th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
San Marco 3 · NORAD 5176 · 1971-036 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-036A
- Epoch
- 1971-04-24 12:34:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.33222866 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0365859
- Inclination
- 3.2262°
- Ascending node
- 74.4556°
- Arg. of perigee
- 309.5625°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.2676°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- San Marco 3 · NORAD 5176 · re-entered November 29, 1971
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Italian satellite designed to study the density, composition and temperature of the equatorial upper atmosphere.
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
3rd launch from San Marco platform, 1st this year · 3rd from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did San Marco 3 launch?
San Marco 3 launched on April 24, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch San Marco 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched San Marco 3?
Scout B, flown by Italian Space Agency. Scout B spec sheet
Where did San Marco 3 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit did San Marco 3 reach?
It reached a 223 × 724 km orbit inclined 3.2°.
How many satellites did San Marco 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).