Satellites

Payload

OV1-21

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OV1-21 is a United States payload satellite, launched on August 7, 1971 into LEO.

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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
890 km
Periapsis
773 km
Inclination
87.63°
Orbital period
101.53 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
69.38 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-067B
NORAD catalog №
5397
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.1935 m²
Status
active