April 8, 1966 at 7:35 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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April 8, 1966 at 7:35 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4806, -80.5419
OAO 1 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1) was a solar-cell-powered satellite instrumented to make precision astronomical observations and to measure the absorption and emission characteristics of the stars, planets, nebulae, and the interplanetary and interstellar media from visible to gamma-ray regions.
Atlas · SLV-3 Agena D
Height
36 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,000 kg
Successful launches
44
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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