Mission record

Atlas D | OV1-4 & 5

Atlas D· 576B3· 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
Wed, 30 Mar 1966 09:20:12 GMT
Orbital launch #
#546 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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