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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

(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:...

Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory in Chile. Its main task is an astronomical survey...

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...

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

Gaocheng Astronomical Observatory, also known as the Dengfeng Observatory, is an observatory in Duke of Zhou's shrine, Gaocheng Town, near Dengfeng in...

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

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

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...

NASA Orbital Debris Observatory (NODO) was an astronomical observatory located in the Lincoln National Forest near Cloudcroft, New Mexico approximately...

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

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

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

(139 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024. "Critical Lists of Asteroids". Lowell Observatory. July 2024. Discovery Circumstances:...

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

Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf in 1577, was one of the largest astronomical observatories in the pre-modern world. However, it only existed for a few years...

Earth satellite in a 64-hour orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2025[update]. Chandra is one of the Great Observatories, along with the Hubble Space...

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...

space telescopes. Launched in the 1960s, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory were NASA's first orbital telescopes, providing ultraviolet, gamma-ray...