National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Uhuru

Scout B

SUCCESS

Success

Saturday, December 12, 1970 · 10:53 UTC

Mission

/01

Small satellite designed to survey the celestial sphere and search for sources of X-ray, gamma-ray, UV and other spectral regions.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: B

Launch Pad

Broglio Space Center, Kenya

-2.938° S, 40.210° E

Pad Launches

Location Launches

106

Agency Launches

117

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