OV1-8
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Orbiting Vehicle 1-8, launched 14 July 1966, was the seventh satellite launched in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-8 was designed to test the passive comm
OV1-8
Lt. Col. Clyde Northcott, Jr., OV1 program manager
OV1-7
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Orbiting Vehicle 1-7, launched 14 July 1966, was the sixth satellite launched in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-7 was a sky science satellite, designed t
OV1-8
…576-B-3 launch pad on 14 July 1966 at 02:10:02 UTC via Atlas D rocket, alongside the unsuccessful solar x-ray, nightglow, and charged particles satellite OV1-7. OV1-8's solid rocket motor delivered it to a nearly circular 1,000 km (620 mi) orbit, and 100 seconds later the satellite separated from its rocket…
OV1 series satellite
OV1 dual launch schematic