OGO 6 (OGO-F), NASA’s last Orbiting Geophysical Observatory, studying Earth’s atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere from polar LEO. Thorad-SLV2H Agena-D from Vandenberg SLC-3W lofted it on 5 June 1969; operated until October 1979.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 620 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- of 13 Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 5 June 1969, 14:42 UTC
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1969-051
- Launches in 1969
- 58th of 125
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