United States Air Force
Copernicus
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, August 21, 1972 · 10:28 UTC
Mission
/01Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Variant: SLV-3C Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
13
Pad Launches
267
Location Launches
580
Agency Launches
71
Orbital This Year