In orbitRocket body

OV1-9 R/B

NORAD: 2622
COSPAR: 1966-111D

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Spacecraft

Built by: Alleghany Ballistic Laboratories (USN/Hercules Powder Co)
Owner: US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
Platform (bus): Altair
Mass at launch: 356 kg
Dry mass: 125 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 125 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 0.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02622, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-12-11
Rocket: Atlas D
Flight: OV1-9/10
Mission name: OV1-9
Launch site: V, ABRESB3
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-111

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-111, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-12-11
Period: 137.1 min
Inclination: 99.09°
Apogee: 4,386 km
Perigee: 475 km
Radar cross-section: 1.0675 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit