Status
Success
OSO-2
Launch Time
Wed Feb 03, 1965 16:36 UTC
Wed Feb 03, 1965 16:36 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
OSO-2
The objectives of the OSO satellite series were to perform solar physics experiments above the atmosphere during a complete solar cycle and to map the entire celestial sphere for direction and intensity of UV light and X-ray and gamma radiation. The OSO 2 platform consisted of a sail section, which pointed two experiments continuously toward the sun, and a wheel section, which spun about an axis perpendicular to the pointing direction of the sail and carried six experiments. Attitude adjustment was performed by gas jets.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 547.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
8th orbital launch attempt
Delta C
5th mission
2nd mission of 1965
4th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission