RocketAtlas D
SpaceportVandenbergpad ABRESB3
OutcomeFailure · 0.5stage 1 separation failure
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 14, 1966, 02:10
- Launch designation
- 1966-063
- Mission
- OV1-8 PasComSat
- Flight name
- OV1-7/8/NC20.189
- Vehicle flight ID
- 58D
- Flight code
- STONY ISLAND
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,047 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.266 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF50 · S1S
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OV1-8 | 1966-063ANORAD 2324 | US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research | Communications | 10 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 4, 1978 |
| OV1-7 | 1966-063 | US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.