Status
Partial Failure
LES 3 & 4, OV2-3, OSCAR-4
Launch Time
Tue Dec 21, 1965 14:00 UTC
Tue Dec 21, 1965 14:00 UTC
Third burn of the Transtage failed, and payloads failed to achieve GTO. OV2-3 failed to separate from the Transtage.
Rocket
Mission Details
LES 3 & 4
The Lincoln Experimental Satellite series was designed and built by Lincoln Laboratory at MIT between 1965 and 1976, under USAF sponsorship, for testing devices and techniques for satellite communication.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 68.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
OSCAR-4
OSCAR IV (a.k.a. OSCAR 4) is the fourth amateur radio satellite launched by Project OSCAR and the first targeted for Geostationary orbit.
Payloads: 18
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
OV2-3
Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR, was a series of American satellites operated by the US Air Force.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 193.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
119th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
7th mission
5th mission of 1965