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SuccessOAO 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Apr 8, 1966, 19:35 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Apr 8, 1966, 19:35 UTC – Friday, Apr 8, 1966, 19:35 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
OAO 1
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
OAO 1 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1) was a solar-cell-powered satellite instrumented to make precision astronomical observations and to measure the absorption and emission characteristics of the stars, planets, nebulae, and the interplanetary and interstellar media from visible to gamma-ray regions.
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