USAF Thor Delta OSO 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta OSO 1
Start: 1962-03-07T16:06:18.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta

Status

Success

Date

7 MAR 1962

16:06

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor Delta

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

54 T

Thrust

667 kN