HEAO B

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 13, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 13, 1978 · 05:24 UTCLaunch 1978-103Launch no. 2,145 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): November 13, 1978, 05:24
Launch designation: 1978-103
Mission: HEAO B
Flight name: HEAO 2
Vehicle flight ID: AC-52
Year: Launches in 1978

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 550 km
Payload mass to orbit: 3.1 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
Einstein Observatory	1978-103ANORAD 11101	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center	Astronomy	3,130 kg	Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 25, 1982

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