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OV1-86

US Air Force satellite. OV1-86 was launched on July 27, 1967 aboard a Atlas D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 22, 1972).

COSPAR 1967-072ANORAD 2893United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV1-86
Payload designation
OV1-8S
International designator
1967-072A
NORAD catalog number
2893
GCAT identifier
S02893
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.179

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
July 27, 1967 · 19:00 UTC
Launch record
1967-072Partial · 0.66
Rocket
Atlas D
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad ABRESB3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
475 km
Apogee
603 km
Inclination
101.72°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 22, 1972
Last known active
Jul 28, 1967
End of operations
Jul 28, 1967

Size

Mass
105 kg
Dry mass
105 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111854289 (CC0).