LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sat Sep 05 1964
United States Air Force

OGO 1

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(1:23 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(1:23 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(1:23 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas LV-3 Agena B

Description:

The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.

Atlas LV-3 Agena B rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 12