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OV1-10

US Air Force satellite. OV1-10 was launched on December 11, 1966 aboard a Atlas D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 30, 2002).

COSPAR 1966-111BNORAD 2611United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV1-10
Payload designation
OV1-10S
International designator
1966-111B
NORAD catalog number
2611
GCAT identifier
S02611
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.156

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
OV1 X
Owner
USAF OAR
Country
United States
Builder
General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 19)
Platform (bus)
OV1

Launch

Date
December 11, 1966 · 21:09 UTC
Launch record
1966-111Success
Rocket
Atlas D
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad ABRESB3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
634 km
Apogee
761 km
Inclination
93.41°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 30, 2002
Last known active
June 1967
End of operations
June 1967

Size

Mass
124 kg
Dry mass
124 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110291647 (CC0).