 Image of Orbiting Vehicle (OV) 2-1 | |
| Mission type | Life science |
|---|---|
| Operator | USAF |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-082C |
| SATCAT no. | 01641 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Northrop |
| Launch mass | 170.097 kg (375.00 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 October 1965, 17:23:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Titan IIIC |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC40[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.00603 |
| Perigee altitude | 706 km (439 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 792 km (492 mi) |
| Inclination | 32.6° |
| Period | 99.7 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 15 October 1965 |
Orbiting Vehicle 2-1 (COSPAR ID: 1965–82C, also known as OV2-1), the first satellite of the second series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program, was an American life science research satellite. Its purpose was to determine the extent of the threat posed to astronauts by the Van Allen radiation belts. Launched 15 October 1965, the mission resulted in failure when the upper stage of OV2-1's Titan IIIC booster broke up.[2]
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "OV2-1". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Retrieved February 10, 2020.