United States Air ForceThor Delta C1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OSO 5
Launched
January 22, 1969
Summary
OSO 5 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta C1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 22, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 475th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Delta C1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of OSO 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 13, 1969, was 547 × 571 km inclined 33.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta C1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Delta C1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 475th launch1st this yearhumanity's 926th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OSO 5 · NORAD 3663 · 1969-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OSO 5
- Object ID
- 1969-006A
- Epoch
- 1969-02-13 10:33:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.04928413 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017065
- Inclination
- 32.9815°
- Ascending node
- 34.433°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.3601°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.8938°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 328
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OSO 5 · NORAD 3663 · re-entered April 2, 1984
FW4D · re-entered December 8, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 228th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OSO 5 launch?
OSO 5 launched on January 22, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OSO 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OSO 5?
Thor Delta C1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta C1 spec sheet
Where did OSO 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did OSO 5 reach?
The tracked orbit of OSO 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, from February 13, 1969, was 547 × 571 km inclined 33.0°.
How many satellites did OSO 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).