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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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OSO Launch
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Full Description:
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NASA successfully launched more than 200 Earth-orbiting satellites, including Goddard's eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory aboard this Delta rocket on June 21,1975, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite-the final in a series of spacecraft specifically designed to look at the Sun in high-energy wavelength bands that scientists cannot see on Earth-gathered data on energy transfer in the Sun's hot, gaseous atmosphere and its 11-year sunspot cycle. Sunspots are cooler regions that appear as dark patches in the visible surface of the Sun and are more plentiful every 11 years. Flares and other powerful solar events that sometimes wreak havoc with Earth's communications systems also are associated with heightened sunspot activity. In addition to looking at the Sun, the satellite investigated celestial sources of X-rays in the Milky Way and beyond. It carried eight experiments.
Full_Description
NASA successfully launched more than 200 Earth-orbiting satellites, including Goddard's eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory aboard this Delta rocket on June 21,1975, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite-the final in a series of spacecraft specifically designed to look at the Sun in high-energy wavelength bands that scientists cannot see on Earth-gathered data on energy transfer in the Sun's hot, gaseous atmosphere and its 11-year sunspot cycle. Sunspots are cooler regions that appear as dark patches in the visible surface of the Sun and are more plentiful every 11 years. Flares and other powerful solar events that sometimes wreak havoc with Earth's communications systems also are associated with heightened sunspot activity. In addition to looking at the Sun, the satellite investigated celestial sources of X-rays in the Milky Way and beyond. It carried eight experiments.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1975
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
Subject_Category
Rocket Launches
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Orbiting
Keywords
Orbiting
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Solar
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Keywords:
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Observatory
Keywords
Observatory
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Delta
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Keywords:
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OSO
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Florida
facet_where
Florida
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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June 21,1975
facet_when
June 21,1975
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-01-1975
facet_when
01-01-1975
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1975
facet_when_year
1975
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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0-75-1
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1328
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1328
UID
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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0-75-1
Center_Number
0-75-1
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001328
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001328
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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