Success
OV1-4 & 5
Test Flight
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
SM-65D Atlas
LEOorbit
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.
Wednesday, March 30, 1966 at 9:20 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#546
USAF Mission
#312
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#209
Designator
1966-025
Launch Window
NET
Mar 30, 1966, 9:20 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Mar 30, 1966, 1:20 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202
SM-65D Atlas Specs
The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the U.S. Atlas missile. Atlas D was first used as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to deliver a nuclear weapon payload on a suborbital trajectory. It was later developed as a launch vehicle to carry a payload to low Earth orbit on its own, and later to geosynchronous orbit, to the Moon, Venus, or Mars with the Agena or Centaur upper stage.
Length
25.15 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
119 t
Thrust
1,880 kN
LEO Capacity
1,400 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1959
Fastest Turnaround
5d 4h
Total Launches
9
Successful
6
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Apr 14, 1959
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68