United States Air ForceSM-65D Atlas576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV1-7
Launched
July 14, 1966
Image: United States Air Force
Summary
OV1-7 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65D Atlas from 576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 14, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 337th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 587th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th SM-65D Atlas flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OV1-8, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 144.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65D Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th SM-65D Atlas flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 337th launch38th this yearhumanity's 587th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV1-8 · NORAD 2324 · 1966-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OV1-8
- Object ID
- 1966-063A
- Epoch
- 1966-07-15 23:25:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.68180943 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019526
- Inclination
- 144.2107°
- Ascending node
- 288.7406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.9416°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.8364°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 debris, 4 components; 4 still in orbit
- OV1-8 · NORAD 2324 · re-entered January 4, 1978
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
576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5th launch from 576B3, 2nd this year · 224th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV1-7 launch?
OV1-7 launched on July 14, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV1-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV1-7?
SM-65D Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65D Atlas spec sheet
Where did OV1-7 launch from?
576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV1-7 reach?
OV1-8, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 999 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 144.2°.
How many satellites did OV1-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).