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Thor Delta C1 | OSO 5

January 22, 1969 at 4:48 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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January 22, 1969 at 4:48 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Thor Delta C1
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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

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Thor Delta C1

Thor · Delta C1

Height

27.5 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

81 kg

Successful launches

3

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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May 25, 1966 at 2:00 PM UTC