1965 · United States Air Force
OV1-1
failureAtlas D | OV1-1
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 21, 1965 at 09:34 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 576B3
- Mission
- OV1-1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit