Program archive
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory is explored here through 6 archived missions, from OGO-1 through OGO-6, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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6 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
OGO-1 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.
OGO-2 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.
OGO-3 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.
OGO-4 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.
OGO-5 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.
OGO-6 spacecraft was a about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), varying by mission observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory investigators.