MISSION NAME
OSO 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
7 MAR 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Description
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.
Thor Delta
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.