Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Copernicus
Third Orbiting Astronomical Observatory satellite, equipped with an UV telescope and three X-ray telescopes.
Mission Details
- Launch date: August 21, 1972 at 10:28 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Mission type: Astrophysics