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...

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

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 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...

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

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

Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located on...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Astronomical symbols are abstract pictorial symbols used to represent astronomical objects, theoretical constructs 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...

The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, OAM) is an observatory just south of Costitx, Mallorca, Spain...

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...

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

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

The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia (WA). In 1896, the original observatory was founded in...

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

greatly expand their understanding of astronomy and astronomical objects. Larger telescopes and observatories began to be built and scientists began to print...

name as Uranus had, Lowell Observatory proposed the name to the American Astronomical Society and the Royal Astronomical Society; both approved it unanimously...

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

Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO) Program of NASA refers to the six satellites launched by the United States that were in use from September 1964...