United States Air Force

OSO 5

Thor Delta C1

SUCCESS

Success

Wednesday, January 22, 1969 · 16:48 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: Delta C1

Launch Pad

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.446° N, 80.566° W

Pad Launches

228

Location Launches

475

Agency Launches

Orbital This Year