The OV3-3 spacecraft was placed into a polar orbit to measure trapped and precipitating particles and
correlated electromagnetic wave fields. The spacecraft was spin stabilized at 8 rpm, and its systems performed
well for 14 months, until September 1967 when the onboard tape recorder failed. After that time, low-latitude,
real-time tracking continued into 1969 when the spacecraft was deactivated.
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The OV3-3 spacecraft was placed into a polar orbit to measure trapped and precipitating particles and
correlated electromagnetic wave fields. The spacecraft was spin stabilized at 8 rpm, and its systems performed
well for 14 months, until September 1967 when the onboard tape recorder failed. After that time, low-latitude,
real-time tracking continued into 1969 when the spacecraft was deactivated.
| Role | Person | StartDate | StopDate | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GeneralContact | spase://SMWG/Person/UNKNOWN |
The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.