Mission record

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO 2

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur· Launch Complex 36B· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 07 Dec 1968 08:40:09 GMT
Orbital launch #
#910 ever

Mission

OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.

Deployed payloads · 1
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