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OV3-1

US Air Force satellite. OV3-1 was launched on April 22, 1966 aboard a Scout B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1966-034ANORAD 2150United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV3-1
International designator
1966-034A
NORAD catalog number
2150
GCAT identifier
S02150
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.137

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
OV3
Owner
USAF OAR
Country
United States
Builder
Space General Div, Aerojet-General Corp.
Platform (bus)
OV3

Launch

Date
April 22, 1966 · 09:45 UTC
Launch record
1966-034Success
Rocket
Scout B
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad PALC-D

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
351 km
Apogee
5,736 km
Inclination
82.45°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 1967
End of operations
February 1967

Size

Mass
69 kg
Dry mass
69 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
0.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q29611666 (CC0).