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You don't have to be a star, baby

Wasn't it proposed OAO be used to study or count asteroids? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 04:36, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The bottom panel with Space observatories seems to be missing a reference to TD-1a, which produced the first catalogue of the UV brightness of stars. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.67.3.210 (talk) 15:07, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wristwatch Modeled after the OAO satellite

There’s a small watch brand that makes a watch inspired by the OAO satellites. I find this interesting. 2603:9001:6B00:949A:147F:6911:CCF1:FAA3 (talk) 17:25, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]