Status
Failure
STP P68-1
Launch Time
Fri Aug 16, 1968 20:57 UTC
Fri Aug 16, 1968 20:57 UTC
Payload fairing failed to separate.
Rocket
Mission Details
Orbiscal 1 (P68-1)
Orbiscal 1 was a small satellite intended to investigate hyper-efficient propagation paths for ionospheric communications.
Orbiscal 1 carried radio beacons operating at 13.23 and 8.98 MHz, which were used by ground station personnel to study unusual transmission by radio waves through the ionosphere.
The satellite failed to reach orbit. The Orbiscal experiment was later reflown on OV1 17A (Orbiscal 2).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 30.0 kg
Location
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1968
76th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Burner
1st mission
1st mission of 1968
1st failed mission