LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Atlas SLV-3D Centaur HEAO 1

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3D Centaur HEAO 1
Start: 1977-08-12T06:29:31.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Status

Success

DATE

12 AUG 1977

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Description

Observatory satellite dedicated to X-ray and gamma-ray studies

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Rocket Description

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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