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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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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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.