OAO 1

NASA space observatory launched in 1966, suffered failure prior to activation
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OAO 1

Summary

OAO 1 is a space telescope[1].

Key Facts

  • OAO 1 is in the country of United States[2].
  • OAO 1's image is recorded as Orbiting Astronomical Observatory.jpg[3].
  • OAO 1's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • OAO 1's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[5].
  • OAO 1's followed by is recorded as Q15261041[6].
  • OAO 1's manufacturer is recorded as Grumman[7].
  • OAO 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1966-031A[8].
  • OAO 1's part of is recorded as Orbiting Astronomical Observatory[9].
  • OAO 1's Commons category is recorded as OAO-1[10].
  • OAO 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas SLV-3B Agena-D[11].
  • OAO 1's SCN is recorded as 02142[12].
  • OAO 1's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • OAO 1's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[14].
  • OAO 1's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery[15].
  • OAO 1's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[16].
  • OAO 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1966-04-08T00:00:00Z[17].
  • OAO 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[18].
  • OAO 1's significant event is recorded as mission termination[19].
  • OAO 1's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12[20].
  • OAO 1's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+3.05'}[21].
  • OAO 1's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+6.4'}[22].
  • OAO 1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11570', 'amount': '+1769'}[23].
  • OAO 1's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+2.13'}[24].
  • OAO 1's power consumed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25236', 'amount': '+405'}[25].
  • OAO 1's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "02142"][26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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