United States Air Force

HEAO 3

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

SUCCESS

Success

Thursday, September 20, 1979 · 05:28 UTC

Mission

/01

Astronomy satellite dedicated to gamma and cosmic rays

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Variant: SLV-3D Centaur

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.471° N, 80.542° W

25

Pad Launches

360

Location Launches

746

Agency Launches

85

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