United States Air Force

OAO 1

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, April 8, 1966 · 19:35 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Variant: SLV-3 Agena D

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 12

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.481° N, 80.542° W

18

Pad Launches

166

Location Launches

316

Agency Launches

35

Orbital This Year

← Back to Launches