Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 3
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 20, 1979 05:28 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur — Atlas family
Mission
Astronomy satellite dedicated to gamma and cosmic rays
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 36B
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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