05398 - RIGIDSPHERE 2

This spacecraft (AVL 802E) was a 0.61-m-diameter rigid aluminum sphere. It was one of seven spherical research satellites ejected from OV1-21. The spacecraft was designed to gather aerodynamic data for use in the design and development of orbiting vehicles.

Alternate Names

AVL-802E
Grid Sphere Drag
Grid Sphere 1
Rigid Sphere 2
SESP 70-2E

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1971-08-07
Launch Vehicle: Atlas
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 6.2 kg