OSO-7 (Orbiting Solar Observatory 7) spacecraft
OSO-7 was NASA’s seventh Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1971 to observe the Sun and cosmic X-ray and gamma-ray sources before its mission ended in 1974.
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- Aliases
- OSO-7Orbiting Solar Observatory 7
- Family Name
- OSO-7
- Full Name
- OSO-7 (Orbiting Solar Observatory 7) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OSO-7 was NASA’s seventh Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1971 to observe the Sun and cosmic X-ray and gamma-ray sources before its mission ended in 1974.
- First Flight Year
- 1,971
- Last Flight Year
- 1,974
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:36:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:16:06 UTC