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OAO 1

NASA space observatory launched in 1966, suffered failure prior to activation
Thing Space Telescope Q29043281

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
space telescope
Country
United States[2]
Followed by
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2[4]
Part of
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory[6]
Country of origin
United States[8]
Diameter
2.13 m[19]
Height
3.05 m[16]
Manufacturer
Grumman[5]
Mass
1,769 kg[18]
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[3]
Power consumed
405 watt[20]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array, nickel–cadmium battery[9][10]
Significant event
rocket launch, mission termination[13][14]
Space launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3B Agena-D[7]
Start point
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12[15]
Type of orbit
low Earth orbit[11]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
April 8, 1966[12]
Width
6.4 m[17]
🏷️ Also known as
pl OAO 1
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID
1966-031A
NSSDCA ID
1966-031A
SCN
02142
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "02142"]

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Summary

OAO 1 is a space telescope[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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