Sunday, May 19, 1996

OSO 8

  1975-057A


Orbiting Solar Observatory 8 was a new type of OSO satellite. It was built by Hughes (and designated by them the HS-331 type satellite). OSO 8 was launched at 1143 on 1975 Jun 21 by a Delta 1910 from Cape Canaveral. The Delta second stage separated at 1218 leaving OSO 8 in a 95.5 min, 544 x 560 km x 32.9 deg orbit. OSO 8 transmitted until 1978 Sep 30. It reentered on 1986 Jul 9, the final recorded orbit being 153 x 161 km x 32.9 deg.


OSO 8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1975 Jun 21  1143:00  Launch by Delta 1910 
  SRM sep 
 1147:28  T+4:28 MECO 
  T+4:36 Stage 1 sep 
 1147:41 T+4:41 SES-1 4:59 
 1152:40 T+9:40 SECO-1 367 km 7.649 km/s  270? x 555 
 1208:46 T+25:46 SES-2 7s 483 km 7.499 km/s 
 1208:53  SECO-2 
 1216:22  OSO inertia booms deploy 
 1217:22? Spinup stage 2 
 1218  St 2 sep  95.5 544 x 560 x 32.9 
1978 Sep 30   end of tx 
1986 Jul 9   Reentered  

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