OSO-1 (First Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
OSO-1 was NASA’s first Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1962 to measure solar ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation and investigate dust in space before operations ended in 1963.
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- Aliases
- OSO-1First Orbiting Solar Observatory
- Family Name
- OSO-1
- Full Name
- OSO-1 (First Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OSO-1 was NASA’s first Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1962 to measure solar ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation and investigate dust in space before operations ended in 1963.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:41:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:32:08 UTC