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Einstein Observatory

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Einstein Observatory

  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Astrophysics research satellite

Location


Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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 980 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 36B

Rocket


Convair Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Agency


United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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