Atlas D
FailureOV1-3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, May 28, 1965, 02:54 UTC
Launch window
Friday, May 28, 1965, 02:54 UTC – Friday, May 28, 1965, 02:54 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
OV1-3
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The 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.
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