SAC-B - NASA Satellite

The SAC-B mission was a joint project of the Argentine Commission on Space Activities (CONAE) and NASA, intended to observe solar flares, measure the X-ray time profile of gamma-ray bursts, and study the diffuse X-ray cosmic background, but the spacecraft failed shortly after deployment.

SAC-B Mission Information

Mission Details

NameSAC-B
Launch DateNovember 04, 1996
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehiclePegasus XL
Launch SiteWallops Flight Facility, United States

Satellite Details

ApplicationHeliophysics and astrophysics
Scientific InstrumentHard X-Ray Spectrometer (HXRS), Goddard X-Ray Experiment (GXRE), Cosmic Unresolved X-Ray Background Instrument (CUBIC), Imaging Particle Spectrometer for Energetic Neutral Atoms (ISENA)
Mass181 Kg

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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