OSO 6 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

9 Aug 1969, 7:52am

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Launch Service Provider

Mission

OSO 6

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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