United States Air ForceThor Delta NSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OSO 7
Launched
September 29, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
OSO 7 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta N from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 29, 1971. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 556th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 1,265th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor Delta N flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta N · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Thor Delta N flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 556th launch20th this yearhumanity's 1,265th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- OSO 7 · NORAD 5491 · re-entered July 9, 1974
- TETR 3 · NORAD 5492 · re-entered September 19, 1978
Delta 85 · re-entered January 24, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Orbital Solar Observatory satellite was deisgned to perform solar physics experiments
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
52nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 259th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
199 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OSO 7 launch?
OSO 7 launched on September 29, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OSO 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OSO 7?
Thor Delta N, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta N spec sheet
Where did OSO 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OSO 7 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did OSO 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).