NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1968-026B
OV1-14 (Orbiting Vehicle series 1, number 14) was a U. S. Air Force Office of Aerospace Research vehicle launched from Vandenberg AFB into a polar elliptical orbit for magnetospheric radiation experiments by an Atlas E/F rocket along with OV1-13. The satellite was spin-stabilized at approximately eight rpm for directional anisotropy measurements. It remained operable for only four days until a power system failure. Due to telemetry recording problems on the ground a total of only 84000 seconds of useful data were returned to experimenters for the entire period of operation.
Launch Date: 1968-04-06
Launch Vehicle: Atlas
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 101 kg
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