USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur OAO 2

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur OAO 2
Start: 1968-12-07T08:40:09.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

7 DEC 1968

08:40

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

OAO 2 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory), also known as Stargazer, was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T