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SuccessOAO 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Dec 7, 1968, 08:40 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Dec 7, 1968, 08:40 UTC – Saturday, Dec 7, 1968, 08:40 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
OAO 2
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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