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Orbiting Solar Observatory 7
Solar space observatory. Orbiting Solar Observatory 7 was launched on September 29, 1971 aboard a Thor Delta N from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 9, 1974).
COSPAR 1971-083ANORAD 5491United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OSO 7
- Common name
- Orbiting Solar Observatory 7
- Payload designation
- OSO H
- International designator
- 1971-083A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5491
- GCAT identifier
- S05491
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.242
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OSO
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- OSO
Launch
- Date
- September 29, 1971 · 09:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-083Partial · 0.75
- Rocket
- Thor Delta N
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 324 km
- Apogee
- 569 km
- Inclination
- 33.13°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 9, 1974
- Last known active
- Jul 9, 1974
- End of operations
- Jul 9, 1974
Size
- Mass
- 642 kg
- Dry mass
- 642 kg
- Length
- 1.9 m
- Diameter
- 1.40 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7073038 (CC0).