Mission record

Atlas F | OV1-17,18,19

Atlas F· 576A2· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Test Flight
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 18 Mar 1969 07:47:35 GMT
Orbital launch #
#949 ever

Mission

The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.

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