Satellites

Payload

OV1-16 (CANNONBALL 1)

DecayedPayloadLEO

OV1-16 (CANNONBALL 1) is a United States payload satellite, launched on July 11, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 11, 1968 at 07:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65F Atlas
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OV1-15

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
176 km
Periapsis
120 km
Inclination
89.77°
Orbital period
87.45 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
273 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-059B
NORAD catalog №
3319
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 19, 1968

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 19, 1968
Time in service
39 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed