The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) satellites were a series of four American space observatories launched by NASA between 1966 and 1972, managed...

1946, the first operational telescopes were the American Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, OAO-2 launched in 1968, and the Soviet Orion 1 ultraviolet...

Copernicus or OAO-3 (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 3), also mentioned as Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-C, was a space telescope intended for ultraviolet...

The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2, nicknamed Stargazer) was the first successful space telescope (first space telescope being OAO-1, which...

nationalists understand it, he was neither." The third in NASA's Orbiting Astronomical Observatory series of missions, launched on 21 August 1972, was named...

Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, in Japan OAO – (telescope) Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, a series of satellites with astronomical instruments that...

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...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory in Chile. Its main task will...

NASA's series of Great Observatories satellites are four large, powerful space-based astronomical telescopes launched between 1990 and 2003. They were...

(such as public health observatory) or for a particular geographic area (European Audiovisual Observatory). Astronomical observatories are mainly divided...

OAO, a three-letter acronym, may stand for: Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, the name of four NASA scientific satellites Open joint-stock company (Russian:...

Experiment Package, an instrument aboard the space telescope Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 Wonder Egg Priority, a Japanese anime series Microsoft Entertainment...

Kopernik or Kopernikus may also refer to: OAO-3 Copernicus, an orbiting astronomical observatory (X-ray and UV) launched on 21 August 1972 Copernicus Programme...

States, and remains the country's leading facility for astronomical and timing data. The observatory is located in Northwest Washington, D.C. at the northwestern...

that there were unpredicted delays. She continued to develop Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, launched in December 1968, which became the first successful...

The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of California. It is on the summit of Mount Hamilton, in the Diablo...

This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared...

used to discover the Moons Triton (orbiting Neptune) and Hyperion (orbiting Saturn). It was donated to the observatory in the 1880s, but was taken down...

space used to observe astronomical objects. The first operational telescopes were the American Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, OAO-2 launched in 1968...

The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and...

The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) was a NASA space program which sent two bullfrogs into orbit on November 9, 1970, for the study of weightlessness. The...

Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the...

candidate short-period sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 658. European Southern Observatory: 17. arXiv:2202.05188. Bibcode:2022A&A...

of Satellite Communications Programs CSC 1975 pp169–224 Orbiting Astronomical Observatories University of Chicago "GAMBIT 3 KH-8 Reconnaissance Satellite"...

nicknamed Ammonite, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) orbiting the Sun on an extremely wide elliptical orbit. It was discovered by the Subaru Telescope atop...

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...

Lockheed L-1011 airliner used to launch the Pegasus rocket Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, nicknamed Stargazer, the first successful space telescope...

Apollo 13 mission. Gavin was also in charge of development of Orbiting Astronomical Observatory at Grumman. In 1971, Gavin received NASA's Distinguished Public...

John Observatory (UCMJO), previously known as Mt John University Observatory (MJUO), is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. It is...

La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Several...