Earth orbit
OAO 2
Four 0.3m telescopes.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
View in 3D map ↗Overview
The mission
Four 0.3m telescopes. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1968-110; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 7 December 1968, 08:40:09 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
- Orbit
- Low Earth orbit (inclined)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A General Dynamics Atlas SLV-3 rocket launched the OAO 2 mission on Saturday, December 7, 1968 at 8:40 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- General Dynamics
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3
- COSPAR launch ID
- 1968-110
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Dec 7, 1968, 08:40 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Dec 07 1968
- Pad and location
- LC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
Play trajectory in 3D ↗Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission outcomeOpen outcome source ↗
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 14 February 1973
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
OAO 2
Four 0.3m telescopes.
- GCAT ID
- S03597
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 2,018 kg
- Dimensions
- 3 m long · 2.1 m diameter · 6.4 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from OAO 2.
Verification
Community discussion
Comments 0
No comments yet. The airlock is open.
Sign in or create an account to comment and vote.