| Name of the satellite | OGO 5 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | OGO-E 03138 |
| COSPAR designation | 68-014A |
| 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=19 68-014A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 04-03-1968 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 06-08-1971 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 41 |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 272 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 148228 / 23.25 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 3796 / 63.3 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
| Eccentricity | 0.91747 |
| Inclination (°) | 31.1 |
| Observed regions | Interplanetary region, bow shock, magnetopause, plasma and plasmasphere |
| Observed waves | ***** |
| Name of the first experiment | UCLA Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer |
| Name of the second experiment | Magnetic Survey using Two Magnetometers |
| Name of the third experiment | Triaxial Search-Coil Magnetometer |
| Name of the fourth experiment | Plasma Wave Detector |