LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Dec 07 1968
United States Air Force
OAO 2
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas SLV-3C CentaurDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36B