Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3C Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
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MissionAstrophysics · LEO
Astrophysics · LEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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