OV3-5

OV3-5
OV3-5
Mission typeEarth science
OperatorUSAF
COSPAR ID1967-F01
SATCAT no.F00414
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerSpace General
Launch mass94 kg (207 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date31 January 1967 12:45:01 (1967-01-31UTC12:45:01) UTC
RocketScout B
Launch siteVandenberg Space Launch Complex 5[2]
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Orbiting Vehicle 3-5 (also known as OV3-5[1] and ATmospheric COmposition Satellite or ATCOS[3]: 417 ), launched 31 January 1967, was the fifth satellite to be launched in the OV3 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program.

  1. ^ a b "OV3-5". NASA. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Powell, Joel W.; Richards, G.R. (1987). "The Orbiting Vehicle Series of Satellites". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Vol. 40. London: British Interplanetary Society.