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1968 · United States Air Force

OAO 2

successAtlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2

OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.

Overview

Date / time
December 7, 1968 at 08:40 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B
Mission
OAO 2
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

OAO 2
LEO