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OSO 7 telescope

Sep 29, 1971 – Jul 8, 1974

Observed solar flares in the gamma ray spectrum. Collected data allowed for identification of Vela X-1 as a High-mass X-ray binary.

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Includes events (2):
Sep 29, 1971
Launch of OSO 7 (OSO H)
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Jul 8, 1974
Re-entry date of OSO 7 (OSO H)
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