USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Copernicus

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Copernicus
Start: 1972-08-21T10:28:02.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

21 AUG 1972

10:28

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T