Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | OAO 1

Name: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | OAO 1
Start: 1966-04-08T19:35:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: April 8, 1966 at 07:35 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Planetary Science