 Artist's impression of OV1-10 satellite | |
| Mission type | Earth science |
|---|---|
| Operator | USAF |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-111B |
| SATCAT no. | S02611 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Launch mass | 130 kg (290 lb) with Altair |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 Dec 1966 21:09:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas D |
| Launch site | Vandenberg 576-B-3[1] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 30 November 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth Orbit |
| Eccentricity | 0.00903 |
| Perigee altitude | 641.00 km (398.30 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 769.00 km (477.83 mi) |
| Inclination | 93.430° |
| Period | 98.87 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 11 Dec 1966 21:07:00 |
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.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "OV1-10". NASA. Retrieved 27 December 2021.