Delta 3910 | Solar Maximum Mission
Status: Success | Launched: Feb 14, 1980 15:57 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Delta 3910 — Delta family
Mission
Solarmax (also known as Solar Maximum Mission or SMM) was a solar observation satellite. Its primary mission was the study of solar flares.
- Type: Heliophysics
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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