Thor Delta
SuccessOSO 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Mar 7, 1962, 16:06 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Mar 7, 1962, 16:06 UTC – Wednesday, Mar 7, 1962, 16:06 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
OSO 1
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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