Date of launch (range):
Aug. 9, 1969 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta N
Shape:
same as for OSO 5
Weight (kg):
288
Dimensions (m):
same as for OSO 5
Power source:
same as for OSO 5
Prime contractor:
same as for OSO 5
Date of reentry:
March 7, 1981
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
J. M. Thole
Project scientist:
Stephen P. Maran
Objectives:
To obtain high-pectral resolution
data from the pointed experiments within the range 10-20 keV
and 1-300 during a solar rotation, including faster scans of
the solar disc in selected wavelengths.
Experiments responsible
organization):
.
Ultraviolet scanning spectrometer
(Harvard College Observatory)
Solar x-ay spectral, burst, and
mapping spectrometer (Naval Research Laboratory)
Zodiacal light polarimeter (Rutgers
Univ.)
Solar x-ay emission line
spectrometers (Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory)
20-00 keV x-ay telescope (Univ. of
Bologna)
Solar ultraviolet polychromator
(Univ. College, London)
High-nergy neutron telescope (Univ.
of New Mexico)
Results:
Successful.
Reference: MOR S-21-9-7, July 28, 1969.