United States Air ForceThor DeltaSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OSO 1
Launched
March 7, 1962
Image: NOAA
Summary
OSO 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 7, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 78th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 150th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor Delta flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Thor Delta flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 78th launch7th this yearhumanity's 150th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 77th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OSO 1 launch?
OSO 1 launched on March 7, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OSO 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OSO 1?
Thor Delta, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta spec sheet
Where did OSO 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OSO 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.