Atlas F/OIS
SuccessSolwind · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Feb 24, 1979, 08:20 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Feb 24, 1979, 08:20 UTC – Saturday, Feb 24, 1979, 08:20 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Solwind
Type
Heliophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Experimental scientific satellite dedicated to solar wind
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