United States Air Force
OV1-9 & 10
SM-65D Atlas
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, December 11, 1966 · 21:09 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
SM-65D Atlas
Variant: D
Launch Pad
576B3
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.790° N, 120.598° W
6
Pad Launches
242
Location Launches
368
Agency Launches
122
Orbital This Year