The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2, nicknamed Stargazer) was the first successful space telescope (first space telescope being OAO-1, which...
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The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) satellites were a series of four American space observatories launched by NASA between 1966 and 1972, managed...
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Space telescope (redirect from Orbiting observatory)
1946, the first operational telescopes were the American Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, OAO-2 launched in 1968, and the Soviet Orion 1 ultraviolet telescope...
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disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Historically, observatories were as simple as containing an astronomical sextant (for measuring...
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Experiment Package, an instrument aboard the space telescope Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 Wonder Egg Priority, a Japanese anime series Microsoft Entertainment...
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This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...
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Lockheed L-1011 airliner used to launch the Pegasus rocket Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, nicknamed Stargazer, the first successful space telescope...
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Gaocheng Astronomical Observatory, also known as the Dengfeng Observatory, is an observatory in Duke of Zhou's shrine, Gaocheng Town, near Dengfeng in...
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This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location...
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Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO) Program of NASA refers to the six satellites launched by the United States that were in use from September 1964...
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