OV1-5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OV1-5 at a glance.

Uptime

21758

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

144.6

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OV1-5.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OV1-5

International designator: 1966-025B

Object number (NORAD): 2122

Object ID (CCSDS): 2122

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 105.407 minutes

Inclination: 144.6352 deg

SMA: 7391.613 km

Apoapsis: 1048.016 km

Periapsis: 978.94 km

RAAN: 228.1923 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00467258

Argument of periapsis: 70.9508 deg

Mean anomaly: 289.6219 deg

Mean motion: 13.66136069 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000383 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014870511 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 3:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OV1-5

TLE line 1: 1 02122U 66025B 25295.65758035 .00000383 00000-0 14871-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 02122 144.6352 228.1923 0046726 70.9508 289.6219 13.66136069972618

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In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.

OV1-5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas D | OV1-4 & 5’, on board a Atlas D space rocket.

The launch took place on March 30, 1966, 9:20 a.m. from 576B3.

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Launch to space Atlas D | OV1-4 & 5
Atlas D | OV1-4 & 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 30, 1966, 9:20 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas D

Launch pad: 576B3

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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