HEAO 3 |
USA |
International Sat. n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
| Designation: | 11532 / 79082A |
| Launch date | 20 Sep 1979 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-36B |
| Launch vehicle: | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-53) |
| Mission: | Scientific: gamma-ray astronomy |
| Earth orbit on: | |
| Perigee/Apogee | 487/503 km |
| Inclination | 43.6° |
| Period | 94.5 min |
| Prime contractor | TRW |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | approx. 3 t |
| Mass in orbit | |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | 600 W |
| Decay | 07 Dec 1981 |