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SuccessSolar Maximum Mission · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Feb 14, 1980, 15:57 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Feb 14, 1980, 15:57 UTC – Thursday, Feb 14, 1980, 15:57 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Solar Maximum Mission
Type
Heliophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Solarmax (also known as Solar Maximum Mission or SMM) was a solar observation satellite. Its primary mission was the study of solar flares.
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