United States Air ForceSM-65D Atlas576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OV1-9 & 10
Launched
December 11, 1966
Image: United States Air Force
Summary
OV1-9 & 10 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65D Atlas from 576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 11, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 368th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 639th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th SM-65D Atlas flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OV1-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 773 km orbit inclined 93.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 8th SM-65D Atlas flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 368th launch69th this yearhumanity's 639th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OV1-9 · NORAD 2610 · 1966-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OV1-9
- Object ID
- 1966-111A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-12 01:30:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.57490407 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0091341
- Inclination
- 93.4513°
- Ascending node
- 89.9993°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.7415°
- Mean anomaly
- 140.6729°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- OV1-9 · NORAD 2610 · in orbit
- OV1-10 · NORAD 2611 · re-entered November 30, 2002
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
6th launch from 576B3, 3rd this year · 242nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
150 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV1-9 & 10 launch?
OV1-9 & 10 launched on December 11, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV1-9 & 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV1-9 & 10?
SM-65D Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65D Atlas spec sheet
Where did OV1-9 & 10 launch from?
576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OV1-9 & 10 reach?
OV1-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 773 km orbit inclined 93.5°.
How many satellites did OV1-9 & 10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).