OSO-5 (Fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
OSO-5 was NASA’s fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1969 to study solar activity and the diffuse cosmic X-ray background before lasting until 1975.
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- Aliases
- OSO-5Fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory
- Family Name
- OSO-5
- Full Name
- OSO-5 (Fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OSO-5 was NASA’s fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1969 to study solar activity and the diffuse cosmic X-ray background before lasting until 1975.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:38:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:13:46 UTC