United States Air Force
Solwind
Atlas F/OIS
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, February 24, 1979 · 08:20 UTC
Mission
/01Experimental scientific satellite dedicated to solar wind
Mission Type
Heliophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas F/OIS
Variant: F/OIS
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.644° N, 120.593° W
55
Pad Launches
470
Location Launches
738
Agency Launches
18
Orbital This Year