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Atlas F OV1
🇺🇸HGM-16F OV1
1:110 Scale
H:22.8 cmD:2.8 cm
~24 bricks tall~4 studs wide
Maiden Launch1968-04-06
2–3 Stages
Height / Length
25.1 m
Diameter
3.1 m
Launch Mass
118,000 kg
Takeoff Thrust
1,630 kN
Mission Profile
The Atlas F OV1 was a specialized launch configuration derived from the Atlas F ICBM, adapted to carry small OV1-series experimental research satellites to low Earth orbit using a minimal modification of the standard Atlas F booster. Standing 25.1 m tall with a 3.1 m diameter and a liftoff mass of 118 tonnes, its two-to-three-stage configuration generated 1,630 kN of thrust and first flew in April 1968 under the Atlas ICBM Program. The Atlas F OV1 exemplified the cost-effective strategy of repurposing decommissioned ICBMs to support the growing demand for small satellite experimental launches in the late 1960s.
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