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United States Air ForceLaunch FailureTest FlightAtlas D
Launched 1965-05-28 02:54:56 UTC576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
SM-65D Atlas lifted off with OV1-3, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What United States Air Force finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
The OV1 (Orbiting Vehicle 1) were small research satellite to be launched piggy back on Atlas ICBM test flights. They consisted in general of the OV1 satellite and the OV1-PM propulsion module (or upper stage) to reach orbit.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
25.1m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,400kg
Liftoff thrust
1,880kN
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