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Orbiting Solar Observatory
Orbiting Solar Observatory is explored here through 8 archived missions, from OSO-1 through OSO-8, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
- Missions
- 8
- People
- 0
- Vehicles
- 8
Explore this program
Choose a path through the Orbiting Solar Observatory archive.
Explore the Orbiting Solar Observatory program
Follow 8 archived missions, their spacecraft, science payloads, milestones, and source-backed records in one program collection.
Program details1962–19758 mission records
Flight record8 flights8 robotic or uncrewed
First flown missionOSO-1March 7, 1962
Latest flown missionOSO-8June 21, 1975
Program story
This collection brings together the mission records currently available for Orbiting Solar Observatory. Use the sections above to move from the chronological flight record to science payloads, spacecraft, timeline milestones, and archival imagery.