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1971 · United States Air Force

OSO 7

failureThor Delta N | OSO 7

The Orbital Solar Observatory satellite was deisgned to perform solar physics experiments

Overview

Date / time
September 29, 1971 at 09:45 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
OSO 7
Mission type
Heliophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta N →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OSO 7
LEO
TETR 4
LEO