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OGO 5
American geophysical research satellite. OGO 5 was launched on March 4, 1968 aboard a Atlas SLV-3A Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 5, 1968).
COSPAR 1968-014ANORAD 3138United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OGO 5
- Payload designation
- OGO E
- Other names
- NASA S-59:P
- International designator
- 1968-014A
- NORAD catalog number
- 3138
- GCAT identifier
- S03138
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.190
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- EGO
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- TRW Inc.
- Platform (bus)
- OGO
Launch
- Date
- March 4, 1968 · 13:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 1968-014Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC13
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- DSO
- Perigee
- 271 km
- Apogee
- 148,186 km
- Inclination
- 31.13°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- March 5, 1968
- Last known active
- Jul 14, 1972
- End of operations
- Jul 14, 1972
Size
- Mass
- 611 kg
- Dry mass
- 611 kg
- Length
- 1.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 18.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00196
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- March 5, 1968
- Phase outcome
- Reentered (orbital decay) · July 2, 2011
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q105923442 (CC0).