Key statistics
Satellite OV3-3 at a glance.
Uptime
21635
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: 107.595 minutes
Inclination: 81.328 deg
SMA: 7493.566 km
Apoapsis: 1896.373 km
Periapsis: 334.489 km
RAAN: 174.902 deg
Eccentricy: 0.10421501
Argument of periapsis: 37.4629 deg
Mean anomaly: 329.4686 deg
Mean motion: 13.38350696 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00018791 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00086447168 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OV3-3
TLE line 1: 1 02389U 66070A 25300.91416956 .00018791 00000-0 86447-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 02389 81.3280 174.9020 1042150 37.4629 329.4686 13.38350696567812
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.
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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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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