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OV3-2

US Air Force satellite. OV3-2 was launched on October 28, 1966 aboard a Scout B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 29, 1971).

COSPAR 1966-097ANORAD 2517United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OV3-2
International designator: 1966-097A
NORAD catalog number: 2517
GCAT identifier: S02517
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.153

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: October 28, 1966 · 11:56 UTC
Launch record: 1966-097Success
Rocket: Scout B
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 316 km
Apogee: 1,589 km
Inclination: 81.97°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 29, 1971
Last known active: 1967
End of operations: 1967

Size

Mass: 82 kg
Dry mass: 82 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 Q108882948 (CC0).