OAO 2

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OAO 2 is classified as:

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NORAD ID: 3597

Int'l Code: 1968-110A

Perigee: 740.6 km

Apogee: 747.9 km

Inclination: 35.0 °

Period: 99.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7115 km

RCS: 2.4517 m² (large)

Launch date: December 7, 1968
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

This spacecraft was one of a series of automated astronomical observatories that was ground controllable in orientation and was placed in a low-earth orbit. This spacecraft carried two experiment packages, which were located centrally within the spacecraft, each viewing space from opposite ends.

1 03597U 68110A   24113.54330589  .00000970  00000-0  27099-3 0  9994
2 03597  34.9919 134.0869 0005110  98.5924 261.5345 14.46501042919693

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC