OV5 (ERS)
OV5 4 [USAF]
OV5 (Orbiting Vehicle 5) was a series of standardized, simple experimental satellites based on earlier ERS satellites. Each carried different experiments
- OV5 1 (ERS 27): Beryllium-window proportinal counter, solid state detectors, photomultipliers, 6 directional Geiger-counters
- OV5 2 (ERS 21): Omnidirectional spectrometers, Geiger counters, directional proton and electron detectors
- OV5 3 (ERS 20): Friction tests (wipers and material samples)
- OV5 4 (ERS 28): Boiling fluids experiment
- OV5 5 (ERS 29): Boom mounted magnetometer, 7 particle detectors, LVF receiver
- OV5 6 (ERS 26): Solid state detectors, Faraday cup, magnetic spectrometer, fluxgate magnetometer
- OV5 7 (ERS 22): Solar X-ray detectors
- OV5 8 (ERS 19): Vacuum friction experiments
- OV5 9: VLF receiver, solar X-ray detector, 4 particle detectors
OV5 7 lost its launch slot on OV1 17 for a relaunch of Orbiscal and was never launched
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Experimental |
| Operator: | USAF |
| Contractors: | TRW Systems Group; AFRCL (#6); Northrop (#9) |
| Equipment: | see above |
| Configuration: | Octahedron (ORS Mk.3) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ? |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OV5 1 (ERS 27) | 28.04.1967 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 7, Vela 8, ORS 4, OV5 3 | |
| OV5 2 (ERS 21, P67-2(c)) | 26.09.1968 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with LES 6, OV2 5, OV5 4 | |
| OV5 3 (ERS 20) | 28.04.1967 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 7, Vela 8, ORS 4, OV5 1 | |
| OV5 4 (ERS 28, P67-2(d)) | 26.09.1968 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with LES 6, OV2 5, OV5 2 | |
| OV5 5 (ERS 29, S68-3(a)) | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10,OV5 6, OV5 9 | |
| OV5 6 (ERS 26, S68-3(b)) | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10, OV5 5, OV5 9 | |
| OV5 7 (ERS 22) | not launched | Va ABRES-A2 | Atlas-F OV1 | with OV1 17 / OV1 18 / OV1 19 | |
| OV5 8 (ERS 19) | 16.08.1968 | Va SLC-3E | F | Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 | with Orbiscal 1, Gridsphere 1, Gridsphere 2, Mylar Balloon, Rigidsphere, LCS 3, LIDOS, RM 18, UVR, Radcat, SECOR 11, 12 |
| OV5 9 (S68-3(c)) | 23.05.1969 | CC LC-41 | Titan-3C | with Vela 9, Vela 10, OV5 5, OV5 6 |
Further ERS / ORS / TRS / TTS missions:
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