In orbitRocket body

OV1-14 R/B

NORAD: 3177
COSPAR: 1968-026C

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Technology Corp
Owner: US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
Platform (bus): FW4
Mass at launch: 125 kg
Dry mass: 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 S03177, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-04-06
Rocket: Atlas F
Flight: OV1-13/14
Mission name: OV1-13
Launch site: V, ABRESA2
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-026

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-026, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-04-06
Period: 206.2 min
Inclination: 100.01°
Apogee: 9,828 km
Perigee: 542 km
Radar cross-section: 0.92 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, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit