United States Air Force

OSO 4

Thor Delta C1

SUCCESS

Success

Wednesday, October 18, 1967 · 15:58 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

211

Location Launches

423

Agency Launches

112

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