Status
Success
LES-6, OV2-5, OV5-2, OV5-4
Launch Time
Thu Sep 26, 1968 07:37 UTC
Thu Sep 26, 1968 07:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
LES 6
LES 6 (Lincoln Experimental Satellite 5) was an experimental military UHF communications satellite.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 194.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
OV2-5
Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR, was a series of American satellites operated by the US Air Force
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 205.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
OV5-2
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS (ORS Mk.3) satellites. Each carried different experiments:
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
OV5-4
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS (ORS Mk.3) satellites. Each carried different experiments:
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1968
89th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
31st mission
8th mission of 1968
25th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission