Satellites

Payload

OV1-20

DecayedPayloadLEO

OV1-20 is a United States payload satellite, launched on August 7, 1971 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 7, 1971 at 12:11 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65F Atlas
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
LOADS 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
393 km
Periapsis
109 km
Inclination
91.96°
Orbital period
89.52 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
69.38 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-067A
NORAD catalog №
5394
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 28, 1971

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 28, 1971
Time in service
21 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed