OV2-3
Titan IIIC
United States Air Force
Mission
OV2-3
Type: Astrophysics
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
864 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Titan IIIC – Lockheed Martin
Family: Titan
Length: 42 m
Diameter: 3 m
Launch Mass: 626 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 13100 kg
The Titan IIIC was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1965-06-18. Titan IIIC has 34 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 36 launches. The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher’s payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
