United States Air Force
OV1-15
SM-65F Atlas
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, July 11, 1968 · 19:30 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-65F Atlas
Variant: F
Launch Pad
576A2
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.739° N, 120.621° W
2
Pad Launches
302
Location Launches
452
Agency Launches
67
Orbital This Year