Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 1 spacecraft
NASA’s first Orbiting Geophysical Observatory studied Earth’s atmosphere, magnetosphere, and the space between Earth and Moon with twenty experiments after its 1964 launch; spacecraft operations were terminated in 1971.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OGO-1OGO 1Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 1OGO-A
- Family Name
- OGO-1
- Full Name
- Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 1 spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s first Orbiting Geophysical Observatory studied Earth’s atmosphere, magnetosphere, and the space between Earth and Moon with twenty experiments after its 1964 launch; spacecraft operations were terminated in 1971.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:17:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:11:40 UTC