1966-111A
OV1-9 was a biohazard radiation satellite. 462 kg launch, 356 kg PM and 106 kg satellite.
The OV1-9/10 launch was the first to go to a normal polar orbit rather than the westward path used by the early OV1s from the same pad.
| OV1-9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Dec 11 | 2109:57 | Launch by Atlas D | V ABRES-B3 |
| 2112:07 | T+2:10 BECO | -6102 x 149 x 108.4 | |
| 2115:02 | T+5:05 SECO | -2440? x 650? x 100.2 | |
| 2115 | OV1 Pod doors open | ||
| 2115:16 | T+5:19.3 OV1-9 eject 270 km | -2676 x 912 x 97.86 | |
| 2115:17 | T+5:20.2 OV1-10 eject | ||
| 2115:20 | T+5:23 VECO 274 km | -2430? x 720? x 98? | |
| 2125? | OV1-9P burn | ||
| 2126? | OV1-9P burnout | ||
| 2127? | OV1-9P sep | ||
| 142.3 473 x 4824 x 99.1 | |||
1966-111B
OV1-10 carried gravity gradient experiments and radiation detectors. It was placed in a noon-midnight sun-synchronous orbit and deployed two 15m booms, two 9.8m booms and two 5.8m booms. The stabilization was only partly successful.
Mass was 124 kg plus a 465 kg PM. Launch was to a 101.4 deg suborbital trajectory; a PM yaw burn at equator crossing lowered inclination to 93.4 deg.
| OV1-10 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Dec 11 | 2109:57 | Launch by Atlas D | V |
| 2112 | BECO | ||
| 2114 | SECO | ||
| 2115 | OV1 Pod doors open | ||
| 2115 | OV1-9, OV1-10 eject | ||
| 2115:17 | T+5:20.2 OV1-10 eject 271 km | -2364 x 608 x 101.37 | |
| 2125? | OV1-10P burn | ||
| 2126? | OV1-10P burnout | ||
| 2127? | OV1-10P sep | ||
| 98.9 641 x 769 x 93.4 | |||
| 1967 Jun | End of transmissions | ||
Payload:
- Magnetometer
- Vertistat Gravity gradient booms
- Thermal coatings
- Heavy primary cosmic ray telescope
- Geocoronal Ly alpha all sky photometer
