OSO-8
OSO-8 was NASA’s eighth and final Orbiting Solar Observatory. Launched on 1975-06-21, it studied the Sun’s chromosphere and transition region in high-resolution solar wavelengths while also observing solar, Earth-airglow, and cosmic X-ray sources from low Earth orbit.
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- Aliases
- OSO 8OSO-IOrbiting Solar Observatory 8
- Name
- OSO-8
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- OSO-8 was NASA’s eighth and final Orbiting Solar Observatory. Launched on 1975-06-21, it studied the Sun’s chromosphere and transition region in high-resolution solar wavelengths while also observing solar, Earth-airglow, and cosmic X-ray sources from low Earth orbit.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
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- Outcome
- OSO-8 operated until October 1978, returning solar and high-energy astronomical observations that completed NASA’s Orbiting Solar Observatory series.
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- Start Date
- 1975-06-21
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:57:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:57:48 UTC
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