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OSO 2
Solar UV, gamma rays, UV spectra.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Solar UV, gamma rays, UV spectra. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1965-007; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 3 February 1965, 16:36:00 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Thor Delta C
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 6 June 1966
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
OSO 2
Solar UV, gamma rays, UV spectra.
- GCAT ID
- S00987
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 236 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.9 m long · 2.3 m diameter · 2.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from OSO 2.
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