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OSO 5
Solar space observatory. OSO 5 was launched on January 22, 1969 aboard a Thor Delta C1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 2, 1984).
COSPAR 1969-006ANORAD 3663United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OSO 5
- Payload designation
- OSO F
- International designator
- 1969-006A
- NORAD catalog number
- 3663
- GCAT identifier
- S03663
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.202
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OSO
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- OSO
Launch
- Date
- January 22, 1969 · 16:48 UTC
- Launch record
- 1969-006Success
- Rocket
- Thor Delta C1
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 539 km
- Apogee
- 563 km
- Inclination
- 32.98°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- April 2, 1984
- Last known active
- Aug 25, 1975
- End of operations
- Aug 25, 1975
Size
- Mass
- 293 kg
- Dry mass
- 293 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 2.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16325218 (CC0).