RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 7, 1962, 16:06
- Launch designation
- 1962 ZET
- Mission
- NASA S-16
- Flight name
- OSO 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 301/D008
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 623 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.208 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSO 1 | 1962 ZET 1NORAD 255 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 208 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 8, 1981 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.