OSO-8 (Orbiting Solar Observatory 8) spacecraft
OSO-8 was NASA’s eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1975 to study the Sun while carrying dedicated experiments that observed cosmic X-ray sources; operations ended in 1978.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OSO-8OSO-IOrbiting Solar Observatory 8
- Family Name
- OSO-8
- Full Name
- OSO-8 (Orbiting Solar Observatory 8) spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- OSO-8 was NASA’s eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched in 1975 to study the Sun while carrying dedicated experiments that observed cosmic X-ray sources; operations ended in 1978.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,978
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:35:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:17:13 UTC