OV1-2

Success US Air Force, SM-65D Atlas

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About this launch

The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Rocket and boosterSM-65D Atlas
Vehicle
SM-65D Atlas

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MissionTest Flight · LEO

Test Flight · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
OV1-2 1965-078A Payload 396 × 2110 km · 144.2° Globe
ATLAS D R/B 1965-078B Rocket body 392 × 1833 km · 144.2° Globe

COSPAR ID 1965-078. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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