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The microwave spectrum of the $OC---SO2$ complex was observed in a pulsed-beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer and exhibits an a- and c-type rotational spectrum. In addition to the normal isotopic species, the $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">34</mrow>}SO2$ and $\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">13</mrow>}CO$ substituted isotopic species were studied in natural abundance. Spectral analysis yields the rotational constants for $OC---SO2:A=8869.377(3)MHz,B=1495.699(1)$ MHz, and $C=$ 1332.206(1) MHz. Further work is in progress on the spectrum of the $C18O$ isotopic form. Stark effect measurements for the normal isotopic species provide the dipole moment components $ \mu a = 0.321(1) D, \mu_{b} = 0 D$ and $\mu c=1.600(2)D.$ The structural analysis, assuming fixed monomer geometries, shows that the CO unit and the symmetry axis of $SO2$ lie in the a,c-plane of the T-shaped complex and the oxygen atoms of $SO2$ are located symmetrically perpendicular to the a,c-plane. The center of mass separation, $Rcm$ is 4.059(1) {\AA} and the C-S distance is 3.506 {\AA} with the carbon atom participating in the van der Waals bond. Further details concerning the spectral and structure analysis will be given. Comparisons with related complexes will be presented.