OAO, designed to provide accurately stabilized, unmanned platform for astronomical observations from above earth's atmosphere, is 3600-1b spacecraft that will be placed in orbit by Atlas Agena D; it can handle optical systems up to 48 in. in diam, 10 ft in length, weighing 1000 lb; key design requirements of spacecraft; details of major subsystems meeting exacting requirements of astronomical observation.
Engineering design of orbiting astronomical observatory
NASA SP
1963
10 pages
Report
English
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