Manifest / 02
BeppoSAX
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas I
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Mission Brief
SAX (Satellite Astronomia Raggio-X) is the X-Ray Astronomy Satellite selected by the Italian National Space Plan for inclusion in the Science Plan. The objective of the mission is to perform spectroscopic and time variability studies of celestial X-ray sources in the energy band from 1 to 200 keV. including an all-sky monitoring investigation of transients in the 2-30 keV.energy range.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.471°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
04:31 AM UTC - 04:31 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
