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United States Air ForceLaunch FailureEarth ScienceScout B
Launched 1967-01-31 12:45:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Polar Orbit
Scout B lifted off with OV3-5, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What United States Air Force finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
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.
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Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
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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Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
143kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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