Key statistics
Satellite OV1-13 at a glance.
Uptime
20856
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 7.3
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
99.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OV1-13.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OV1-13
International designator: 1968-026A
Object number (NORAD): 3173
Object ID (CCSDS): 3173
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 198.426 minutes
Inclination: 99.9473 deg
SMA: 11269.175 km
Apoapsis: 9225.09 km
Periapsis: 556.99 km
RAAN: 264.1918 deg
Eccentricy: 0.3845934
Argument of periapsis: 253.7696 deg
Mean anomaly: 61.4501 deg
Mean motion: 7.25712448 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000128 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021346 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 10:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OV1-13
TLE line 1: 1 03173U 68026A 25130.42445700 .00000128 00000-0 21346-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 03173 99.9473 264.1918 3845934 253.7696 61.4501 7.25712448508989
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OV1-13.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
OV1-13 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F | OV1-13 & 14’, on board a Atlas F space rocket.
The launch took place on April 6, 1968, 9:59 a.m. from 576A2.
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Atlas F | OV1-13 & 14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 6, 1968, 9:59 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas F
Launch pad: 576A2
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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