1977 · United States Air Force
HEAO 1
successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 1
Observatory satellite dedicated to X-ray and gamma-ray studies
Overview
- Date / time
- August 12, 1977 at 06:29 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36B
- Mission
- HEAO 1
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit