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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 580th launch · 16th this year · humanity's 1,377th orbital launch attempt
August 21, 1972Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 21, 10:28 – Aug 21, 10:28 UTC
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Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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