OV1-13
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Orbiting Vehicle 1–13 was a satellite launched on 6 April 1968 to measure the level of radiation in orbit at altitudes as high as 8,000 km. Part of the OV1 series of USAF satellites, using standardize
OV1-13 and OV1-14
Atlas F shroud for OV1-13 and OV1-14 satellite payload
Diagram of OV1-13 orbit with respect to Van Allen radiation belts.
OV1-6
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Orbiting Vehicle 1-6 was launched via Titan IIIC rocket into orbit 2 November 1966 along with two other satellites in the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle series on the first and only Manned
OV1-13
…the first orbited on January 21, 1965. All were launched on decommissioned Atlas D ICBMs, with the exception of OV1-1, the last ABRES test launch, and OV1-6, launched via the Titan IIIC tasked for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory test flight. OV1-13, like the rest of the OV1 satellite series, consisted of a…
The Titan IIIC on which OV1-6 was launched (mounted just below the Gemini B)
Lt. Col. Clyde Northcott, Jr., OV1 program manager