Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:37:00
Thursday September 26, 1968
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LES 6 (Lincoln Experimental Satellite 5) was an experimental military UHF communications satellite.
Geosynchronous Orbit
1 Payload
194 kilograms
Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR, was a series of American satellites operated by the US Air Force
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
205 kilograms
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS (ORS Mk.3) satellites. Each carried different experiments:
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS (ORS Mk.3) satellites. Each carried different experiments:
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
Manufacturer
US Air ForceRocket
Height: 42m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,100 kg
GTO: 3,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
13,642 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
2
31st
Mission
8th
Mission of 1968
89th
Orbital launch attempt