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OV1-9

US Air Force satellite. OV1-9 was launched on December 11, 1966 aboard a Atlas D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1966-111ANORAD 2610United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV1-9
Payload designation
OV1-9S
International designator
1966-111A
NORAD catalog number
2610
GCAT identifier
S02610
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.156

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
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)
MEO
Perigee
468 km
Apogee
4,826 km
Inclination
99.13°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1967
End of operations
1967

Size

Mass
106 kg
Dry mass
106 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 Q110281502 (CC0).