OV3-3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OV3-3 at a glance.

Uptime

21522

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

81.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OV3-3.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OV3-3

International designator: 1966-070A

Object number (NORAD): 2389

Object ID (CCSDS): 2389

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 107.806 minutes

Inclination: 81.3292 deg

SMA: 7503.339 km

Apoapsis: 1914.898 km

Periapsis: 335.51 km

RAAN: 274.4191 deg

Eccentricy: 0.1052457

Argument of periapsis: 330.3532 deg

Mean anomaly: 24.1679 deg

Mean motion: 13.35736807 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000803 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00037746 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:01 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OV3-3

TLE line 1: 1 02389U 66070A 25186.54270695 .00008030 00000-0 37746-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 02389 81.3292 274.4191 1052457 330.3532 24.1679 13.35736807552532

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite OV3-3.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OV3-3.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-04-18 17:09:42 0.003714901 36.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-18 18:48:12 0.000182843 698.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-12-05 01:12:15 0.0003026928 719.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The OV3 (Orbiting Vehicle 3) series were experimental satellites based on an octagonal bus structure. These were the only in the OV series launched on dedicated launchers.

OV3-3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B | OV3-3’, on board a Scout B space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 4, 1966, 10:45 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

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Launch to space Scout B | OV3-3
Scout B | OV3-3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 4, 1966, 10:45 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout B

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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