United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OGO 1
Launched
September 5, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
OGO 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 5, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 211th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 357th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 27th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 211th launch36th this yearhumanity's 357th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- OGO 1 · NORAD 879 · left Earth orbit September 6, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13th launch from Launch Complex 12, 4th this year · 119th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OGO 1 launch?
OGO 1 launched on September 5, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGO 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGO 1?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did OGO 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OGO 1 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did OGO 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).