United States Air Force
OAO 2
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, December 7, 1968 · 08:40 UTC
Mission
/01OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Variant: SLV-3C Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
7
Pad Launches
226
Location Launches
471
Agency Launches
122
Orbital This Year