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OV4-1T

OV4-1T was launched on November 3, 1966 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 11, 1967).

COSPAR 1966-099DNORAD 2528United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OV4-1T
International designator
1966-099D
NORAD catalog number
2528
GCAT identifier
S02528
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
276 km
Apogee
300 km
Inclination
32.84°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 11, 1967
Last known active
December 1966
End of operations
December 1966

Size

Mass
114 kg
Dry mass
109 kg
Total mass with attached objects
109 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 Q121864127 (CC0).