OV1-1, a USAF Orbiting Vehicle 1 research satellite carrying micrometeoroid, radiation, and magnetic-field experiments, flown with an ABRES reentry vehicle. Atlas D OV1 from Vandenberg failed on 21 January 1965 when the satellite did not achieve orbit after separation/upper-stage issues.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 7 SM-65D Atlas flights
- Date and time
- 21 January 1965, 21:34 UTC
- Rocket
- SM-65D Atlas
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- 576B3, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Test Flight
- Launches in 1965
- 4th of 124