OSO-6 (Sixth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
OSO-6 was NASA’s sixth Orbiting Solar Observatory, operated from 1969 to 1972 and carried hard X-ray experiments that also monitored solar and cosmic high-energy events.
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- Aliases
- OSO-6Sixth Orbiting Solar Observatory
- Family Name
- OSO-6
- Full Name
- OSO-6 (Sixth Orbiting Solar Observatory) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OSO-6 was NASA’s sixth Orbiting Solar Observatory, operated from 1969 to 1972 and carried hard X-ray experiments that also monitored solar and cosmic high-energy events.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:37:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:14:58 UTC