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OV1-17

US Air Force satellite. OV1-17 was launched on March 18, 1969 aboard a Atlas F from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 5, 1970).

COSPAR 1969-025ANORAD 3823United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OV1-17
Payload designation: OV1-17S
Other names: STP P69-1:PN
International designator: 1969-025A
NORAD catalog number: 3823
GCAT identifier: S03823
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.205

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 18, 1969 · 07:47 UTC
Launch record: 1969-025Success
Rocket: Atlas F
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad ABRESA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 386 km
Apogee: 443 km
Inclination: 99.17°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 5, 1970
Last known active: March 1969
End of operations: March 1969

Size

Mass: 141 kg
Dry mass: 141 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 1.4 m

Launched together

OV1-18Space science · USAF OAR OV1-19Space science · USAF OAR OV1-17ASpace science · NRL

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16325251 (CC0).