LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
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-1Description:
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](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
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