MISSION NAME
Copernicus
Status
Success
DATE
21 AUG 1972
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Description
Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.