United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OGO 2
Launched
October 14, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
OGO 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 14, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 287th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 484th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OGO 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 1,520 km orbit inclined 87.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 12th this yearUnited States Air Force's 287th launch56th this yearhumanity's 484th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OGO 2 · NORAD 1620 · 1965-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OGO 2 (POGO)
- Object ID
- 1965-081A
- Epoch
- 1965-10-15 16:25:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.79684654 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0745624
- Inclination
- 87.3632°
- Ascending node
- 282.8182°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.8682°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.99°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OGO 2 · NORAD 1620 · re-entered September 17, 1981
Agena D 6801 · re-entered November 27, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 4th this year · 192nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OGO 2 launch?
OGO 2 launched on October 14, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGO 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGO 2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did OGO 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OGO 2 reach?
OGO 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 1,520 km orbit inclined 87.4°.
How many satellites did OGO 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).