Also called:
Small Astronomy Satellite C
(SAS-C)
Date of launch (range):
May 7, 1975 (San Marco)
Launch Vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
cylindrical with 4 solar
paddles
Weight (kg):
196.7
Dimensions (m):
1.45, diameter
4.70, tip to tip
Power source:
solar array plus NiCd battery
Prime Contractor:
Center for Space Research,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Applied Physics
Laboratory, Johns Hopkins
Date of reentry:
Apr. 9, 1979
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project Manager:
Townsend
Project scientist:
Fichtel
Objectives:
To investigate celestial sources
radiating in the x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet, visible, and
infrared spectral regions of the electromagnetic spectrum,
specifically to measure the x-ray emission of discrete
extragalactic sources.
Experiments (responsible
organization):
.
Extragalactic monitor (GSF) Galactic
monitor (GSFC) Scorpio monitor (GSFQ Galactic absorption
(GSFC)
Results:
Successful; returned data for 4
years; launched with Anik 3, a Canadian communications
satellite.
Reference: MOR S-878-75-03, May 6, 1975.