Status
Success
OSO-3
Launch Time
Wed Mar 08, 1967 16:12 UTC
Wed Mar 08, 1967 16:12 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
OSO-3
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 3 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: 605.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1967
21st orbital launch attempt
Delta C
11th mission
1st mission of 1967
9th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission