Earth orbit
HEAO 3
Gamma rays, cosmic rays.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Gamma rays, cosmic rays. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1979-082; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 20 September 1979, 05:28 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A General Dynamics Atlas SLV-3 rocket launched the HEAO 3 mission on Thursday, September 20, 1979 at 5:28 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- General Dynamics
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3
- COSPAR launch ID
- 1979-082
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Sep 20, 1979, 05:28 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Sep 20 1979
- Pad and location
- LC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 20 May 1981
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
HEAO 3
Gamma rays, cosmic rays.
- GCAT ID
- S11532
- Manufacturer
- TRW Inc.
- Launch mass
- 2,860 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.4 m long · 2.7 m diameter · 5.4 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from HEAO 3.
Verification
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