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

When OSO passes over a Minitrack radio station, it is given a signal that makes the tape reverse its motion and quickly send its data down to earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mounted on the sail, and pointed accurately at the center of the sun by a special set of eyes, are five of the 13 observing instruments that OSO carries.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the meeting with the emissaries from DGI's new owner, OSO Industries, Pierre and Max were confident that nothing would change for them.

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