| Name of the satellite | OGO 1 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | OGO-A EOGO 1 00879 |
| COSPAR designation | 64-054A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Wilfred E. Scull |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-OSSA |
| Country or Space Agency | USA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1964-054A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 05-09-1964 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-11-1971 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 86 |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 281 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 149385 / 23.4 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 3839 / 34 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 5 |
| Eccentricity | 0.91795 |
| Inclination (°) | 31.2 |
| Observed regions | Magnetosphere |
| Observed waves | VLF waves |
| Name of the first experiment | Wideband and Narrow-Band Step Frequency VLF Receivers |
| Name of the second experiment | Triaxial Search-Coil Magnetometer |