Failure
OSO 7
Heliophysics
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Thor Delta N
LEOorbit
The Orbital Solar Observatory satellite was deisgned to perform solar physics experiments
Wednesday, September 29, 1971 at 9:45 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,265
USAF Mission
#556
Pad Launch
#52
Location Launch
#259
Designator
1971-083
Launch Window
NET
Sep 29, 1971, 9:45 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Thor Delta N Specs
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Length
33 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
90 t
Thrust
1,590 kN
Launch Cost
$19M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1968
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 11d
Total Launches
6
Successful
5
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Aug 16, 1968
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Sep 29, 1971, 5:45 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778