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OAO 2

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Astrophysics

1968Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral

Mission

OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Launch Complex 36B
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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