OAO-C

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 21, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 1972 · 10:28 UTCLaunch 1972-065Launch no. 1,371 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): August 21, 1972, 10:28
Launch designation: 1972-065
Mission: OAO-C
Flight name: OAO 3
Vehicle flight ID: AC-22
Year: Launches in 1972

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 797 km
Payload mass to orbit: 2.2 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
Copernicus	1972-065ANORAD 6153	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	Astronomy	2,177 kg	In orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.