Key statistics
Satellite OV3-3 at a glance.
Uptime
21582
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: 107.731 minutes
Inclination: 81.3254 deg
SMA: 7499.858 km
Apoapsis: 1908.379 km
Periapsis: 335.067 km
RAAN: 221.6615 deg
Eccentricy: 0.10488946
Argument of periapsis: 175.0602 deg
Mean anomaly: 186.1957 deg
Mean motion: 13.3666701 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00011665 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054298428 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OV3-3
TLE line 1: 1 02389U 66070A 25247.19822360 .00011665 00000-0 54298-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 02389 81.3254 221.6615 1048895 175.0602 186.1957 13.36667010560636
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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