OSO-4 (Fourth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
OSO-4 was NASA’s fourth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1967 to perform solar-physics experiments and measure ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation before becoming inoperable in 1971.
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- Aliases
- OSO-4Fourth Orbiting Solar Observatory
- Family Name
- OSO-4
- Full Name
- OSO-4 (Fourth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OSO-4 was NASA’s fourth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1967 to perform solar-physics experiments and measure ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma radiation before becoming inoperable in 1971.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:39:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:46:49 UTC