Launch Successful

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 3

September 20, 1979 at 5:28 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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September 20, 1979 at 5:28 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422

Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch site: Launch Complex 36B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 20, 1979 at 5:28 AM UTC
Window closes: September 20, 1979 at 5:28 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:39 PM UTC

Mission description

Astronomy satellite dedicated to gamma and cosmic rays

Vehicle

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Atlas · SLV-3D Centaur

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

LEO capacity

800 kg

Successful launches

30

Launch complex

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 505

September 28, 1982 at 11:17 PM UTC

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 504

March 5, 1982 at 12:23 AM UTC

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 503

December 15, 1981 at 11:35 PM UTC

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 5

August 6, 1981 at 8:16 AM UTC

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501

May 23, 1981 at 10:42 PM UTC