OV1-10

OV1-10
Artist's impression of OV1-10 satellite
Mission typeEarth science
OperatorUSAF
COSPAR ID1966-111B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.S02611
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics
Launch mass130 kg (290 lb) with Altair
Start of mission
Launch date11 Dec 1966 21:09:57 (1966-12-11UTC21:09:57) UTC
RocketAtlas D
Launch siteVandenberg 576-B-3[1]
End of mission
Decay date30 November 2002
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth Orbit
Eccentricity0.00903
Perigee altitude641.00 km (398.30 mi)
Apogee altitude769.00 km (477.83 mi)
Inclination93.430°
Period98.87 minutes[2]
Epoch11 Dec 1966 21:07:00
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Orbiting Vehicle 1-10 (also known as OV1-10), launched 11 December 1966 along with OV1-9, was the tenth (seventh successful) satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. Designed to observe atmospheric airglow, X-ray and cosmic radiation, OV1-10 returned significant data on the Sun as well as on geophysical phenomena in Earth's magnetic field. OV1-10 reentered Earth's atmosphere on 30 November 2002.

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "OV1-10". NASA. Retrieved 27 December 2021.