Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 7, 1975, 22:45
- Launch designation
- 1975-037
- Mission
- SAS C
- Flight name
- Explorer 53
- Vehicle flight ID
- S194C
- Year
- Launches in 1975
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 510 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.189 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS 3 | 1975-037ANORAD 7788 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 189 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 9, 1979 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.