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OV1-17
Orbiting Vehicle 1–17 (also known as OV1-17) was solar radiation satellite, part of a quadruple payload launch on 18 March 1969. Part of the Orbiting Vehicle#OV1, OV1 series of USAF satellites, using standardized designs and sent to orbit on decommissioned SM-65 Atlas, Atlas ICBMs to reduce development and launching costs, OV1-17 was launched via SM-65F_Atlas, Atlas F along with OV1-18, OV1-19, and OV1-17A. It's primary purpose was to measure the effects of the Earth's ionosphere on detection, control, communications, and tracking systems in space. Because its stabilization system failed to deploy, and because of the abbreviated data sets, the flight yielded relatively few scientific results. Still, 11 papers were published using OV1-17 data. History The Orbiting Vehicle satellite program arose from a US Air Force initiative, begun in the early 1960s, to reduce the expense of space research. Through this initiative, satellites would be standardized to improve reliability and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbiting Vehicle
Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR (SATellite - Atmospheric Research), comprised five different series of standardized American satellites operated by the US Air Force, launched between 1965 and 1971. Forty seven satellites were built, of which forty three were launched and thirty seven reached orbit. With the exception of the OV3 series and OPS 0855, OV4-3, they were launched as secondary payloads, using excess space on other missions. This resulted in extremely low launch costs and short proposal-to-orbit times. Typically, OV satellites carried scientific and/or technological experiments, 184 being successfully orbited through the lifespan of the program. A common research focus was assessing the hazards of the near Earth environment to astronauts and equipment. The first OV series, designated OV1, was built by General Dynamics and carried on suborbital SM-65 Atlas, Atlas missile tests; the satellites subsequently placed themselves into orbit by means of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
