National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout D-1San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
SAS 2
Launched
November 15, 1972
Image: NASA
Summary
SAS 2 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout D-1 from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on November 15, 1972. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 117th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout D-1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout D-1 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 117th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,405th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- SAS 2 · NORAD 6282 · re-entered August 20, 1976
Scout S170CR Stage 4 · re-entered May 1, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Small spacecraft designed to perform astronomical studies in the X-ray, gamma-ray, UV, visible and infrared regions.
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
5th launch from San Marco platform, 1st this year · 5th from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
366 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SAS 2 launch?
SAS 2 launched on November 15, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SAS 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SAS 2?
Scout D-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did SAS 2 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit was SAS 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did SAS 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).