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OV4-1R

OV4-1R was launched on November 3, 1966 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 5, 1967).

COSPAR 1966-099BNORAD 2526United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV4-1R
International designator
1966-099B
NORAD catalog number
2526
GCAT identifier
S02526
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.154

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
OV4
Owner
USAF OAR
Country
United States
Builder
Raytheon Space and Information Systems
Platform (bus)
OV4

Launch

Date
November 3, 1966 · 13:50 UTC
Launch record
1966-099Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
272 km
Apogee
272 km
Inclination
32.84°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 5, 1967
Last known active
December 1966
End of operations
December 1966

Size

Mass
140 kg
Dry mass
136 kg
Total mass with attached objects
136 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115865834 (CC0).