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Solar Maximum Mission

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1980-014ALaunched 2/14/1980

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Solar Max
Launch Vehicle: Delta 3910
Launch Date: 2/14/1980
Last Contact: 11/24/1989

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 567.5 km
Inclination: 28.51 deg
Dry Mass: 1,721 kg
Total Mass: 2,315 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: AST
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Fairchild Space and Electronics

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1980-014A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/037