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Launch · COSPAR 1969-025 · 18 Mar 1969

OV1-17

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

4

Catalogued objects

7

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

5

71% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 7

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Payload Payload · 4

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
OV1-1738231969-025ADecayedLEO179 / 179 km99.17°05 Mar 1970—
OV1-1838241969-025BDecayedLEO159 / 159 km98.84°27 Aug 1972—
OV1-1938251969-025CUnknownOTHER478 / 5,489 km104.76°on orbit—
OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2)38261969-025DDecayedLEO156 / 173 km99.13°24 Mar 1969—

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
OV1-19 R/B38271969-025EInactiveOTHER485 / 5,332 km104.74°on orbit—
OV1-18 R/B38281969-025FDecayedLEO165 / 169 km98.86°15 Mar 1979—

Debris Debris · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
OV1-18 DEB41211969-025GDecayedLEO325 / 402 km98.76°06 Nov 1969—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1969-025
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
18 Mar 1969
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY8F5BSMS3A2AKKVMXB

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1969-025; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

OV1-17 — Launch 1969-025, 18 Mar 1969 | SatelliteIndex