USAF Atlas SLV-3A Agena D OGO 5

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3A Agena D OGO 5
Start: 1968-03-04T13:06:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 13

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D

Status

Success

Date

4 MAR 1968

13:06

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 13

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN