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OV1-17A

US Air Force satellite. OV1-17A was launched on March 18, 1969 aboard a Atlas F from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Mar 24, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-025DNORAD 3826United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OV1-17A
Payload designation: OV1-17P
Other names: STP P69-1:PN,ORBIS CAL 2
International designator: 1969-025D
NORAD catalog number: 3826
GCAT identifier: S03826
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.205

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: OV1 P
Owner: NRL
Country: United States
Builder: Naval Research Lab
Platform (bus): Orbiscal

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: 176 km
Apogee: 360 km
Inclination: 99.05°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: March 24, 1969
Last known active: Mar 24, 1969
End of operations: Mar 24, 1969

Size

Mass: 39 kg
Dry mass: 39 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 85 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 13.5 m

Launched together

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16325254 (CC0).