LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Feb 24 1979
United States Air Force
Solwind
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas F/OISDescription:
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Heliophysics
- Experimental scientific satellite dedicated to solar wind
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W