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OPS 0855

American boilerplate Manned Orbital Laboratory spacecraft. OPS 0855 was launched on November 3, 1966 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jan 9, 1967).

COSPAR 1966-099ANORAD 2524United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
MOL Canister
Common name
OPS 0855
Payload designation
OV4-3
International designator
1966-099A
NORAD catalog number
2524
GCAT identifier
S02524
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.154

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Defense
Program
OV4
Country
United States
Builder
Martin Marietta
Platform (bus)
MOL

Launch

Date
November 3, 1966 · 13:50 UTC
Launch record
1966-099Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
277 km
Apogee
280 km
Inclination
32.84°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
January 9, 1967
Last known active
Dec 6, 1966
End of operations
Dec 6, 1966

Size

Mass
6,627 kg
Dry mass
6,627 kg
Total mass with attached objects
8,677 kg
Length
12.9 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
12.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3347683 (CC0).