United States Air ForceSM-65F Atlas576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV1-13 & 14
Launched
April 6, 1968
Image: US Air Force
Summary
OV1-13 & 14 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65F Atlas from 576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 6, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 443rd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 816th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st SM-65F Atlas flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of OV1-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 22, 1968, was 559 × 9,326 km inclined 100.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65F Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st SM-65F Atlas flightUnited States Air Force's 443rd launch10th this yearhumanity's 816th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV1-13 · NORAD 3173 · 1968-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OV1-13
- Object ID
- 1968-026A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-22 20:36:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 7.21454585 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.387464
- Inclination
- 99.9612°
- Ascending node
- 42.3502°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.0931°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.6355°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 119
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- OV1-13 · NORAD 3173 · in orbit
- OV1-14 · NORAD 3174 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1st launch from 576A2, 1st this year · 293rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV1-13 & 14 launch?
OV1-13 & 14 launched on April 6, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV1-13 & 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV1-13 & 14?
SM-65F Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65F Atlas spec sheet
Where did OV1-13 & 14 launch from?
576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV1-13 & 14 reach?
The tracked orbit of OV1-13, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 22, 1968, was 559 × 9,326 km inclined 100.0°.
How many satellites did OV1-13 & 14 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).