LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Feb 14 1980
United States Air Force

Solar Maximum Mission

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(3:57 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(3:57 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(3:57 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta 3910

Description:

The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Delta 3910 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Heliophysics
  • Solarmax (also known as Solar Maximum Mission or SMM) was a solar observation satellite. Its primary mission was the study of solar flares.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A