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1979 · United States Air Force

SCATHA

successDelta 2914 | SCATHA

Experimental satellite designed to explore the effects of spacecraft charging at high altitudes

Overview

Date / time
January 30, 1979 at 09:42 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
SCATHA
Mission type
Materials Science
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 2914 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

SCATHA
GEO