OAO A2

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 7, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 7, 1968 · 08:40 UTCLaunch 1968-110Launch no. 911 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): December 7, 1968, 08:40
Launch designation: 1968-110
Mission: OAO A2
Flight name: OAO 2
Vehicle flight ID: AC-16
Year: Launches in 1968

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 818 km
Payload mass to orbit: 2.0 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
OAO 2	1968-110ANORAD 3597	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	Astronomy	2,018 kg	In orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.