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BeppoSAX

Atlas I

General Dynamics

Launch Status
Success

Mission

BeppoSAX

  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

SAX (Satellite Astronomia Raggio-X) is the X-Ray Astronomy Satellite selected by the Italian National Space Plan for inclusion in the Science Plan. The objective of the mission is to perform spectroscopic and time variability studies of celestial X-ray sources in the energy band from 1 to 200 keV. including an all-sky monitoring investigation of transients in the 2-30 keV.energy range.

Location

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1027 rocket launches.

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Rocket

General Dynamics Atlas I

The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.

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Agency

General Dynamics

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