United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OV2-5
Launched
September 26, 1968
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
OV2-5 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 26, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 463rd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 880th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 41 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 463rd launch30th this yearhumanity's 880th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
41 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 35 debris, 1 component; 39 still in orbit
- OV2-5 · NORAD 3428 · in orbit
- ERS 28 · NORAD 3429 · re-entered February 15, 1971
- ERS 21 · NORAD 3430 · in orbit
- LES 6 · NORAD 3431 · in orbit
Transtage 5 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 222nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OV2-5 launch?
OV2-5 launched on September 26, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OV2-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OV2-5?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did OV2-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OV2-5 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did OV2-5 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).