OSO

American  

U.S. Aerospace.

1. Orbiting Solar Observatory: one of a series of scientific satellites, launched between 1962 and 1975, that studied the sun at ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths.

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Example Sentences

OSO, Snohomish County — At the cedar tree on the side of Highway 530, Dayn Brunner thinks about where his sister would be if she hadn’t died five years ago in the U.S.’ deadliest landslide.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2019

Based on formal charge considerations, which of the following would likely be the correct arrangement of atoms in sulfur dioxide: OSO or SOO?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

OSO is expected to function as a solar observatory for about six months, when its supply of compressed nitrogen will be exhausted.

From Time Magazine Archive

While OSO was getting its final push from the launching rocket's third stage, both drum and sail were spinning rapidly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any RAM or ROM chips with the OSO logo and a date code after 1/89 are potentially dangerous.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn