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Orbiting Vehicle 1-2 (also known as OV1-2), launched 5 October 1965, was the third, and first successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Air Force Research Laboratory, Altair (rocket stage), Dosimeter, Earth science, Eastern Range, Geiger counter, General Dynamics, High-test peroxide, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Magnetometer, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Medium Earth orbit, OPS 0855, Orbiting Vehicle, OV1-1, OV1-12, OV1-3, OV1-4, OV1-6, OV1-86, Retrograde and prograde motion, SM-65D Atlas, Spectrometer, United States Air Force, Vandenberg Launch Complex 576, Watt, Western Range (USSF), X-ray.

  2. Geospace monitoring satellites
  3. Military satellites

Air Force Research Laboratory

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of direct-energy based aerospace warfighting technologies, planning and executing the Air Force science and technology program, and providing warfighting capabilities to United States air, space, and cyberspace forces.

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Altair (rocket stage)

The Altair was a solid-fuel rocket with a fiberglass casing, initially developed for use as the third stage of Vanguard rockets in 1959.

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Dosimeter

A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures dose uptake of external ionizing radiation.

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Earth science

Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.

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Eastern Range

The Eastern Range (ER) is an American rocket range (Spaceport) that supports missile and rocket launches from the two major launch heads located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.

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Geiger counter

A Geiger counter (also known as a Geiger–Müller counter or G-M counter) is an electronic instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation.

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General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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High-test peroxide

High-test peroxide (HTP) is a highly concentrated (85 to 98%) solution of hydrogen peroxide, with the remainder consisting predominantly of water.

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Intercontinental ballistic missile

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than, primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads).

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Magnetometer

A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment.

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Manned Orbiting Laboratory

The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was part of the United States Air Force (USAF) human spaceflight program in the 1960s.

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Medium Earth orbit

A medium Earth orbit (MEO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an altitude above a low Earth orbit (LEO) and below a high Earth orbit (HEO) – between above sea level.

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OPS 0855

OPS 0855, also designated OV4-3, was an American boilerplate Manned Orbiting Laboratory spacecraft launched in 1966.

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Orbiting Vehicle

Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR (SATellite - Atmospheric Research), comprised five disparate series of standardized American satellites operated by the US Air Force, launched between 1965 and 1971.

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OV1-1

Orbiting Vehicle 1-1 (COSPAR ID: 1965-F01, also known as OV1-1), was the first satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-2 and OV1-1 are Geospace monitoring satellites, Military satellites and spacecraft launched in 1965.

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OV1-12

Orbiting Vehicle 1–12 (also known as OV1-12) was a satellite launched 27 July 1967 to measure the radiation hazard posed by solar flares. OV1-2 and OV1-12 are Military satellites.

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OV1-3

Orbiting Vehicle 1-3 (also known as OV1-3), was the second satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-2 and OV1-3 are Military satellites and spacecraft launched in 1965.

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OV1-4

Orbiting Vehicle 1-4 (also known as OV1-4), launched 30 Mar 1966, was the fourth, and second successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-2 and OV1-4 are Military satellites.

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OV1-6

Orbiting Vehicle 1-6 (also known as OV1-6 and OV1-6S) 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 Orbiting Laboratory test flight. OV1-2 and OV1-6 are Military satellites.

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OV1-86

Orbiting Vehicle 1-86 (also known as OV1-86) was a satellite launched 27 July 1967 to measure the temperature radiation properties of different types of terrain. OV1-2 and OV1-86 are Military satellites.

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Retrograde and prograde motion

Retrograde motion in astronomy is, in general, orbital or rotational motion of an object in the direction opposite the rotation of its primary, that is, the central object (right figure).

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SM-65D Atlas

The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the U.S. Atlas missile.

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Spectrometer

A spectrometer is a scientific instrument used to separate and measure spectral components of a physical phenomenon.

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United States Air Force

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.

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Vandenberg Launch Complex 576

Launch Complex 576 is a group of rocket launch pads at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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Western Range (USSF)

The Western Range (WR) is the space launch range that supports the major launch head at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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See also

Geospace monitoring satellites

Military satellites

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OV1-2