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Atlas I | BeppoSAX

General DynamicsLaunch Complex 36B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
BeppoSAX
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

SAX (Satellite Astronomia Raggio-X) is the X-Ray Astronomy Satellite selected by the Italian National Space Plan for inclusion in the Science Plan. The objective of the mission is to perform spectroscopic and time variability studies of celestial X-ray sources in the energy band from 1 to 200 keV. including an all-sky monitoring investigation of transients in the 2-30 keV.energy range.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas I
Family
Atlas
Variant
I
Provider
General Dynamics
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York