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OSO 1

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1962 ZET 1Launched 3/7/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: OSO 1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta
Launch Date: 3/7/1962
Last Contact: 8/3/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 573.5 km
Inclination: 32.83 deg
Dry Mass: 208 kg
Total Mass: 208 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: AST
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1962 ZET 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.003