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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launched 1977-08-12 06:29:31 UTCLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
78th
orbital launch attempt in 1977
United States Air Force
14th
launch this year
Launch Complex 36B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
385 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
Observatory satellite dedicated to X-ray and gamma-ray studies
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
21m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
800kg
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