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Orbiting Solar Observatory 8
Solar space observatory. Orbiting Solar Observatory 8 was launched on June 21, 1975 aboard a Delta 1910 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 9, 1986).
COSPAR 1975-057ANORAD 7970United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OSO 8
- Common name
- Orbiting Solar Observatory 8
- Payload designation
- OSO I
- International designator
- 1975-057A
- NORAD catalog number
- 7970
- GCAT identifier
- S07970
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.324
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OSO
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-331
Launch
- Date
- June 21, 1975 · 11:43 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-057Success
- Rocket
- Delta 1910
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 540 km
- Apogee
- 556 km
- Inclination
- 32.95°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 9, 1986
- Last known active
- Sep 30, 1978
- End of operations
- Sep 30, 1978
Size
- Mass
- 1,064 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,064 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 1.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4045602 (CC0).