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OV5-6

OV5-6 was launched on May 23, 1969 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, no recent tracking.

COSPAR 1969-046BNORAD 3951United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
ERS 26
Common name
OV5-6
Other names
OV5-6,STP S68-3:PN
International designator
1969-046B
NORAD catalog number
3951
GCAT identifier
S03951
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.211

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
ORS III
Owner
SAMSO
Country
United States
Builder
TRW Inc.
Platform (bus)
ORS

Launch

Date
May 23, 1969 · 07:57 UTC
Launch record
1969-046Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
VHEO
Perigee
16,977 km
Apogee
111,583 km
Inclination
33.15°
Status
In orbit, no recent tracking
Last known active
August 1976
End of operations
August 1976

Size

Mass
9 kg
Dry mass
9 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2782515 (CC0).