Satellites

Payload

OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2)

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OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2) is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 18, 1969 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 18, 1969 at 07:47 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65F Atlas
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OV1-17,18,19

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
173 km
Periapsis
156 km
Inclination
99.13°
Orbital period
87.77 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
219.03 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-025D
NORAD catalog №
3826
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 24, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 24, 1969
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed