Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | OAO 1
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | OAO 1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: April 8, 1966, 7:35 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
OAO 1 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United States Air Force |
Rocket |
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 12 |
Type |
Planetary Science |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#551
To this date
Location Launch
#166
To this date
Pad Launch
#18
To this date
Agency Launch
#316
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Orbital Launch
#35
Year 1966
Location Launch
#7
Year 1966
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1966
Agency Launch
#17
Year 1966
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