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Thor Delta N | OSO 6

August 9, 1969 at 7:52 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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August 9, 1969 at 7:52 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Space Launch Complex 17A

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.

Vehicle

Thor Delta N

Thor · Delta N

Height

33 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

5

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

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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