Satellites

Payload

OV1-12

DecayedPayloadLEO

OV1-12 is a United States payload satellite, launched on July 27, 1967 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 27, 1967 at 07:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65D Atlas
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OV1-11,12,86

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
183 km
Periapsis
171 km
Inclination
101.56°
Orbital period
88.03 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
141 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-072D
NORAD catalog №
2901
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.754 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 22, 1980

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 22, 1980
Time in service
13.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed