1) NASA space probe
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==Construction and payload== The satellite`s Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO) platform included a solar-oriented sail and a rotating wheel section. Ball Aerospace was the primary contractor for design and construction, and provided the attitude control and determination computer programs. The P78-1 carried a gamma-ray spectrometer, a white-light ....
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A NASA satellite designed to investigate how the solar wind interacts with Earth`s ionosphere and magnetosphere. It was destroyed, while still functional, on Sep. 13, 1985, as part of a United States Air Force antisatellite (ASAT) test. Launch date Feb. 24, 1979 Launch vehicle Atlas F Launch...
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