On March 7, 1962, NASA launched the first Orbiting Solar Observatory.
Eight of these satellites were launched between 1962 and 1975 to study the 11-year solar cycle. Each of the satellites had two main parts called the "wheel" and the "sail." The sail contained solar panels and instruments that took measurements of the sun. The sail was mounted onto the wheel, which could rotate to make sure that the instruments were pointing in the right direction. The satellites measured things like UV light, X-rays, and gamma radiation. The data was recorded on tape and transmitted to Earth via FM telemetry.
Eight of these satellites were launched between 1962 and 1975 to study the 11-year solar cycle. Each of the satellites had two main parts called the "wheel" and the "sail." The sail contained solar panels and instruments that took measurements of the sun. The sail was mounted onto the wheel, which could rotate to make sure that the instruments were pointing in the right direction. The satellites measured things like UV light, X-rays, and gamma radiation. The data was recorded on tape and transmitted to Earth via FM telemetry.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:04On March 7, 1962, NASA launched the first orbiting solar observatory.
00:08Eight of these satellites were launched between 1962 and 1975
00:12to study the 11-year solar cycle. Each of the satellites had two main
00:16parts called the wheel and the sail. The sail contained solar panels
00:20and instruments that took measurements of the sun. The sail was mounted onto the wheel
00:24which could rotate to make sure that the instruments were pointing in the right direction.
00:28The satellites measured things like UV light, X-rays, and gamma radiation.
00:32The data was recorded on tape and transmitted to Earth via FM telemetry.
00:36And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:40NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology