RocketTitan IIIC
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 26, 1968, 07:37
- Launch designation
- 1968-081
- Mission
- OV2-5
- Flight name
- OV2-5/LES 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 3C-5
- Year
- Launches in 1968
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,427 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.392 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OV2-5 | 1968-081ANORAD 3428 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Space science | 200 kg | In orbit |
| ERS 28 | 1968-081BNORAD 3429 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Space science | 10 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 15, 1971 |
| ERS 21 | 1968-081CNORAD 3430 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Technology | 13 kg | In orbit, no recent tracking |
| LES 6 | 1968-081DNORAD 3431 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Communications | 169 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.