National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout BLaunch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
SEV
Launched
August 10, 1965
Image: NASA
Summary
SEV launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout B from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 10, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 70th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Scout B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Scout B flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 70th launch9th this yearhumanity's 464th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 2 payloads, 27 debris; 28 still in orbit
- SEV · NORAD 1502 · in orbit
- EGRS V · NORAD 1506 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SEV (Scout Evaluation Vehicle) was a NASA launch vehicle evaluation payload to test a new version of the Scout launch vehicle and performing new maneuvers during launch.
Pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
3rd launch from Launch Area 3A, 2nd this year · 29th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SEV launch?
SEV launched on August 10, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SEV?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SEV?
Scout B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout B spec sheet
Where did SEV launch from?
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was SEV going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did SEV launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).