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OV3-4

Scout B

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission


OV3-4

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Polar Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $8,660,000

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.

Location


Launch Area 3A

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Launch Area 3A has witnessed the launch of 18 rockets, including 13 orbital launch attempts, while Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA, has been the site for 78 rocket launches.

Launch Area 3A

Rocket


Vought Scout B

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Agency


United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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