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Heao 3



General


Designation 11532 / 79082A
Launch date 20 Sep 1979
Country of origin United States
Mission Scientific: gamma-ray astronomy
Perigee/Apogee 487/503 km
Inclination 43.6°
Period 94.5 min
Launch vehicle Atlas Centaur
Launch site Cape Canaveral


End of life


Decay 7 Dec 1981


External resources


http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heao3/heao3.html

Technical data



Specifications


Prime contractor TRW
Platform  
Mass at launch approx. 3 t
Mass in orbit  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 600 W
Design lifetime 0.5 year


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