Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2’.

Launch image Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 7, 1968, 8:40 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

OAO 2 (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
3597 OAO 2 LEO 34.99 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#909

To this date

Location Launch

#226

To this date

Pad Launch

#7

To this date

Agency Launch

#471

To this date

Orbital Launch

#122

Year 1968

Location Launch

#12

Year 1968

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1968

Agency Launch

#38

Year 1968

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