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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | OAO 1
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 316th launch · 17th this year · humanity's 552nd orbital launch attempt
April 8, 1966Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 8, 19:35 – Apr 8, 19:35 UTC
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OAO 1
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.
Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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