MISSION NAME
Copernicus
Status
Success
DATE
21 AUG 1972
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
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.