Key statistics
Satellite OV1-13 at a glance.
Uptime
20971
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 7.3
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
100.0
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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: 198.416 minutes
Inclination: 99.9551 deg
SMA: 11268.792 km
Apoapsis: 9236.156 km
Periapsis: 545.157 km
RAAN: 301.5347 deg
Eccentricy: 0.38562249
Argument of periapsis: 161.9078 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.0284 deg
Mean motion: 7.25749465 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036097868 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 4:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OV1-13
TLE line 1: 1 03173U 68026A 25245.67842542 .00000260 00000-0 36098-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 03173 99.9551 301.5347 3856225 161.9078 217.0284 7.25749465517343
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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