1965-017A
NNS O-3 (30030, Oscar 3) was launched in Mar 1965, but the Ablestar final stage SS-03 No. 018 failed to restart and the satellite reentered from its transfer orbit after 3 months. The planned orbit was 1070 x 1070 x 90.0.
| NNS O-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Mar 11 | 1339:59 | Launch by Thor Ablestar | V 75-1-1 |
| 1342:28 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 1342:32 | Thor sep (T+2:33) | ||
| 1342:32 | AB 018 burn (T+2:33) | ||
| 1347:26 | AB 018 MECO | 97.88 295 x 1019 x 90.00 | |
| 1418? | Ablestar failed to restart | ||
| 1420? | Sep from Ablestar | ||
| 1965 Mar 21 | 96.67 206 x 991 x 90.0 | ||
| 1965 Apr 6 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1965 Apr 12 | 0500 | 95.2 211 x 890 x 89.97 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Jun 14 | Reentered | ||
