United States Air Force

OSO 6

Thor Delta N

SUCCESS

Success

Saturday, August 9, 1969 · 07:52 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 N

Launch Pad

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.447° N, 80.565° W

Pad Launches

239

Location Launches

501

Agency Launches

Orbital This Year