United States Air ForceScout X-3Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Transit-5A 3
Launched
June 16, 1963
Summary
Transit-5A 3 launched on an United States Air Force Scout X-3 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 16, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 145th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 255th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout X-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Transit VA-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 732 × 765 km orbit inclined 90.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout X-3 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 4th Scout X-3 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 145th launch19th this yearhumanity's 255th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Transit VA-3 · NORAD 594 · 1963-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TRANSIT 5A3
- Object ID
- 1963-022A
- Epoch
- 1963-06-16 12:52:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.45312263 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023128
- Inclination
- 89.9703°
- Ascending node
- 351.593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.8624°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.3753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Transit VA-3 · NORAD 594 · re-entered August 3, 1990
Scout S120 Stage 4 · re-entered May 17, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Operational prototype satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 97th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit-5A 3 launch?
Transit-5A 3 launched on June 16, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit-5A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit-5A 3?
Scout X-3, flown by United States Air Force. Scout X-3 spec sheet
Where did Transit-5A 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Transit-5A 3 reach?
Transit VA-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 732 × 765 km orbit inclined 90.0°.
How many satellites did Transit-5A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).