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About this launch
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterTitan IIIC
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC
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MissionAstrophysics · GSO
Astrophysics · GSO
What it put in orbit41 catalogued objects, 3 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OV2-5 1968-081A | Payload | 35100 × 35761 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| ERS 28 (OV5-2) 1968-081B | Payload | re-entered 1971-02-15 | |
| ERS 21 (OV5-4) 1968-081C | Payload | 35775 × 35785 km · 3.0° | Globe |
| LES-6 1968-081D | Payload | 35729 × 35799 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 1968-081E | Rocket body | 35052 × 35829 km · 2.2° | Globe |
| ERS 28 DEB 1968-081F | Debris | re-entered 1976-08-23 | |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081G | Debris | 35103 × 36048 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081H | Debris | 35149 × 35637 km · 2.3° | Globe |
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| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081J | Debris | 35162 × 36056 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081K | Debris | 35100 × 35468 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081L | Debris | 35097 × 35612 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081M | Debris | 35113 × 36177 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081N | Debris | 35045 × 36172 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081P | Debris | 35120 × 35828 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081Q | Debris | 35002 × 37102 km · 2.0° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081R | Debris | 34857 × 36468 km · 2.7° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081S | Debris | 34804 × 37367 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081T | Debris | 34600 × 35573 km · 3.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081U | Debris | 22319 × 71983 km · 12.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081V | Debris | 34171 × 37900 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081W | Debris | 35106 × 36908 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081X | Debris | 32930 × 37968 km · 5.7° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081Y | Debris | 33766 × 35567 km · 3.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081Z | Debris | 34849 × 36388 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AA | Debris | 34588 × 35635 km · 2.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AB | Debris | 34880 × 36199 km · 2.6° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AC | Debris | 34373 × 36120 km · 1.4° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AD | Debris | 33431 × 35373 km · 3.2° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AE | Debris | 34399 × 36112 km · 4.4° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AF | Debris | 34125 × 36442 km · 3.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AG | Debris | 35033 × 36371 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AH | Debris | 34925 × 36593 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AJ | Debris | 35182 × 36440 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AK | Debris | 35046 × 36431 km · 1.4° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AL | Debris | 34940 × 35650 km · 2.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AM | Debris | 34757 × 35150 km · 2.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AN | Debris | 35100 × 35380 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AP | Debris | 34718 × 36508 km · 2.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AQ | Debris | 33016 × 38951 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AR | Debris | 34438 × 36150 km · 2.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1968-081AS | Debris | 31566 × 41225 km · 4.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1968-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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