NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

OGO 1

Launch Time
Sat Sep 05, 1964 01:23 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-LV3 Agena-B
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 1,725 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

OGO 1

Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO) Program of NASA refers to the six satellites launched by the United States that were in use from September 1964 to 1972, designed to study the Earth's magnetosphere. The satellites successfully studied the interactions between the Earth and the Sun, despite a number of technical problems.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 487.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit

Location

LC-12, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1964

64th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

42nd mission
10th mission of 1964
30th successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission