AstronautAtlas
Search the complete archive…
Loading AstronautAtlas records
Program archive
Orbiting Solar Observatory
Orbiting Solar Observatory is explored here through 8 archived missions, from OSO-1 through OSO-8, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
- Missions
- 8
- People
- 0
- Vehicles
- 8
Explore this program
Choose a path through the Orbiting Solar Observatory archive.
Orbiting Solar Observatory spacecraft
8 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
Showing vehicles 1–8 of 8
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryMarch 7, 1962OSO-1 observatory
OSO-1 observatory was a about 440 pounds (200 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryFebruary 3, 1965OSO-2 observatory
OSO-2 observatory was a about 550 pounds (250 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryMarch 8, 1967OSO-3 observatory
OSO-3 observatory was a about 620 pounds (281 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryOctober 18, 1967OSO-4 observatory
OSO-4 observatory was a about 620 pounds (281 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryJanuary 22, 1969OSO-5 observatory
OSO-5 observatory was a about 640 pounds (290 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryAugust 9, 1969OSO-6 observatory
OSO-6 observatory was a about 640 pounds (290 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatorySeptember 29, 1971OSO-7 observatory
OSO-7 observatory was a about 1,400 pounds (635 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.
Uncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryJune 21, 1975OSO-8 observatory
OSO-8 observatory was a about 2,340 pounds (1,061 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with university and federal laboratory teams.