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1978 · United States Air Force

IUE

successDelta 2914 | IUE

UV astronomical obsrvatory used as an international facility

Overview

Date / time: January 26, 1978 at 05:36 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission: IUE
Mission type: Astrophysics
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1