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OV1-8

Orbiting Vehicle 1-8 (also known as OV1-8, OV1-8P,PasComSat,: 419 and Gridsphere), launched 14 July 1966, was the seventh satellite launched (fourth successfully) in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-8 was designed to test the passive communications utility of an aluminum grid sphere versus a balloon satellite…

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Apogee altitude
1,013.00 km (629.45 mi)
BOL mass
3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb)
COSPAR ID
1966-063A
Decay date
4 January 1978
Dimensions
9.1-meter (30 ft) sphere
Eccentricity
0.00102

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OV1-8

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples47
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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OV1-8

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related to Mission · 13
OV1-8 → Atlas, B-3, Despite, Earth's, January, July, Launched, OV1-7, OV1-8's, Subsequent, UTC, Vandenberg's, Within
related to Legacy and status · 7
OV1-8 → Altair, July, OV1-6's, OV1-86, September, The, The OV1
related to Experiments · 5
OV1-8 → Avionics Laboratory, It, NASA's Project Echo, The, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
related to Spacecraft design · 3
OV1-8 → Goodyear Aerospace, OV1, With
Apogee altitude · 1
OV1-8 → 1,013.00 km (629.45 mi)
BOL mass · 1
OV1-8 → 3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb)
COSPAR ID · 1
OV1-8 → 1966-063A
Decay date · 1
OV1-8 → 4 January 1978
Dimensions · 1
OV1-8 → 9.1-meter (30 ft) sphere
Eccentricity · 1
OV1-8 → 0.00102

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satellite ov1 satellites launched grid atlas program balloon orbit test rocket would series air aluminum lb mission 1966 launch experiments

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OV1-8Apogee altitude1,013.00 km (629.45 mi)1.00infobox
OV1-8BOL mass3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb)1.00infobox
OV1-8COSPAR ID1966-063A1.00infobox
OV1-8Decay date4 January 19781.00infobox
OV1-8Dimensions9.1-meter (30 ft) sphere1.00infobox
OV1-8Eccentricity0.001021.00infobox
OV1-8Epoch14 July 1966 02:09:001.00infobox
OV1-8Inclination144.200°1.00infobox
OV1-8Launch date14 July 1966 02:10:02 (1966-07-14UTC02:10:02) UTC1.00infobox
OV1-8Launch mass10.4 kg (23 lb) with onboard rocket.1.00infobox
OV1-8Launch siteVandenberg 576-B-31.00infobox
OV1-8ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics1.00infobox
OV1-8Mission typeEarth science1.00infobox
OV1-8OperatorUSAF1.00infobox
OV1-8Perigee altitude998.00 km (620.13 mi)1.00infobox
OV1-8Period105.20 minutes1.00infobox
OV1-8RegimeMedium Earth Orbit1.00infobox
OV1-8RocketAtlas D1.00infobox
OV1-8SATCAT no.S023241.00infobox

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