1965 · United States Air Force
OSO 2
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OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 3, 1965 at 04:36 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Mission
- OSO 2
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit