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OV1-20
OV1-20 was one of nine spacecraft simultaneously placed into orbit from a single launch vehicle.. OV1-20 was launched on August 7, 1971 aboard a Atlas F from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 29, 1971).
COSPAR 1971-067ANORAD 5394United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OV1-20
- Payload designation
- OV1-20P/FW4S
- International designator
- 1971-067A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5394
- GCAT identifier
- S05394
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.242
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- OV1 P
- Owner
- USAF STP
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 19)
- Platform (bus)
- OV1P
Launch
- Date
- August 7, 1971 · 00:11 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-067Success
- Rocket
- Atlas F
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad BMRSA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 129 km
- Apogee
- 1,610 km
- Inclination
- 91.98°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 29, 1971
- Last known active
- Aug 7, 1971
- End of operations
- Aug 7, 1971
Size
- Mass
- 196 kg
- Dry mass
- 196 kg
- Length
- 2.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 2.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113275115 (CC0).