OV5 4 [USAF]
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS (ORS Mk.3) satellites. Each carried different experiments:
OV5 7 lost its launch slot on OV1 17 for a relaunch of Orbiscal and was never launched.
OV5 9 featured a modified structure with a 7 cm girth band stretch.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Experimental |
Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
Contractors: | TRW Systems Group (#1 - 5, 8); AFRCL (#6, 7); Northrop (#9) |
Equipment: | various: see above |
Configuration: | Octahedron (ORS Mk.3) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 9 kg (#3) |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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OV5 1 (ERS 27) | 1967-040E | 28.04.1967 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 7, Vela 8, ORS 4, OV5 3 | |
OV5 2 (ERS 21, P67-2) | 1968-081B | 26.09.1968 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with LES 6, OV2 5, OV5 4 | |
OV5 3 (ERS 20) | 1967-040D | 28.04.1967 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 7, Vela 8, ORS 4, OV5 1 | |
OV5 4 (ERS 28, P67-2) | 1968-081C | 26.09.1968 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with LES 6, OV2 5, OV5 2 | |
OV5 5 (ERS 29, S68-3) | 1969-046A | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10,OV5 6, OV5 9 | |
OV5 6 (ERS 26, S68-3) | 1969-046B | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10, OV5 5, OV5 9 | |
OV5 7 (ERS 22) | - | not launched | Va ABRES-A2 | Atlas-F OV1 | with OV1 17, OV1 18, OV1 19 | |
OV5 8 (ERS 19, P68-1) | 1968-F07 | 16.08.1968 | Va SLC-3E | F | Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 | with Orbiscal 1, Gridsphere 1, Gridsphere 2, Mylar Balloon, Rigidsphere, LCS 3, LIDOS, RM 18 & UVR, Radcat, SECOR 11, SECOR 12 |
OV5 9 (S68-3) | 1969-046C | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10, OV5 5, OV5 6 |
Further ERS / ORS / TRS / TTS missions:
Further STP missions:
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