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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 471st launch · 38th this year · humanity's 910th orbital launch attempt
December 7, 1968Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 7, 08:40 – Dec 7, 08:40 UTC
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OAO 2
OAO 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.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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