HEAO A

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 12, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 12, 1977 · 06:29 UTCLaunch 1977-075Launch no. 1,986 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): August 12, 1977, 06:29
Launch designation: 1977-075
Mission: HEAO A
Flight name: HEAO 1
Vehicle flight ID: AC-45
Year: Launches in 1977

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 450 km
Payload mass to orbit: 2.5 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
HEAO 1	1977-075ANORAD 10217	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center	Astronomy	2,514 kg	Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 15, 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.