LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Tue Oct 30 1979
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Magsat

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(2:16 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(2:16 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(2:16 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Scout G-1

Description:

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Scout G-1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • Scientific satellite dedicated to near-earth magnetic fields measurements
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5