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Atlas I | BeppoSAX launched on Tue, Apr 30, 1996, 04:31 AM UTC — a General Dynamics mission.
NET Tue, Apr 30, 1996, 04:31 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Atlas I to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Atlas I ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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.
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Good to know
Atlas I | BeppoSAX is scheduled to lift off Tue, Apr 30, 1996, 04:31 AM UTC.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Atlas I | BeppoSAX is an General Dynamics mission flying on a Atlas I.
It lifts off from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.