Key statistics
Satellite OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM at a glance.
Uptime
19693
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
87.6
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM
International designator: 1971-067K
Object number (NORAD): 5395
Object ID (CCSDS): 5395
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.892 minutes
Inclination: 87.6149 deg
SMA: 7131.474 km
Apoapsis: 794.225 km
Periapsis: 712.453 km
RAAN: 54.5424 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0057332
Argument of periapsis: 115.432 deg
Mean anomaly: 245.283 deg
Mean motion: 14.41563672 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019924 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM
TLE line 1: 1 5395U 71067K 25187.81389740 .00000680 00000-0 19924-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 5395 87.6149 54.5424 0057332 115.4320 245.2830 14.41563672808020
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM.
Associated space launch
High-density satellite designed to obtain atmospheric density data at low altitudes.
OV1-20/OV1-21 AKM was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F | LOADS 2’, on board a Atlas F space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 7, 1971, 12:11 a.m. from 576A2.
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Atlas F | LOADS 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 7, 1971, 12:11 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas F
Launch pad: 576A2
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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