BeppoSAX
Atlas I
General Dynamics
Mission
BeppoSAX
Type: Astrophysics
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
879 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas I – General Dynamics
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 43.9 m
- Diameter: 3.05 m
- Launch Mass: 164 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 5900 kg
The Atlas I was manufactured by General Dynamics with the first launch on 1990-07-25. Atlas I has 9 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 11 launches. The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
Agency
General Dynamics – GD
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: GD
- Country: USA
