Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
CC / LC12
Outcome
Success
Flight
5001/6703 (AA15)
COSPAR Designator
1966-031
Mission
OAO 1 (Planetary Science)
OAO 1 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1) was a solar-cell-powered satellite instrumented to make precision astronomical observations and to measure the absorption and emission characteristics of the stars, planets, nebulae, and the interplanetary and interstellar media from visible to gamma-ray regions.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
316 (17 YTD)
Site launches
166 (7 YTD)
Pad launches
18 (1 YTD)