Saturday, July 4, 1970

OV1-02

 1965-078A


OV1-2 was mounted on the nose of an Atlas D together with a ballast OV. A scientific passenger pod was side mounted on the Atlas. The launch was under OAR Program 850B. The Atlas and SPP impacted in the vicinity of Guam.

OV1-2 studied radiation effects at intermediate altitudes. Mass was 86 kg and PM mass was 351 kg full.


OV1-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Oct 5  0907:08  Launch by Atlas 34D  V ABRES-B Pad 3 
 0909:21  BECO (T+2:13) 
 0912:07  SECO (T+4:59) 
 0912:07  SPP A-302 ejected 
 0912:08  OV1 Pod Door open  
 0912:12  OV1-2 ejection 
 0912:25  Atlas VECO (T+5:17) 
 0919:07  OV1-2 burn (T+11:59) at 880 km alt over -155 34 
 0919:32  OV1-2 cutoff (T+12:24) 
 0923:11 OV1 rocket sep  125.6 403 x 3462 x 144.30 (RAE) 
   387 x 3465 km (VCR) 
1967 Apr   end of tx

Payload:

  • TR protons, electrons

  • XR detectors

  • magnetometers

  • electron spectrometer

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