HEAO C

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 20, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 20, 1979 · 05:28 UTCLaunch 1979-082Launch no. 2,251 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): September 20, 1979, 05:28
Launch designation: 1979-082
Mission: HEAO C
Flight name: HEAO 3
Vehicle flight ID: AC-53
Year: Launches in 1979

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 502 km
Payload mass to orbit: 2.9 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
HEAO 3	1979-082ANORAD 11532	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center	Astronomy	2,860 kg	Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 7, 1981

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