Status
Success
BeppoSAX
Launch Time
Tue Apr 30, 1996 04:31 UTC
Tue Apr 30, 1996 04:31 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
BeppoSAX
BeppoSAX was an Italian–Dutch satellite for X-ray astronomy which played a crucial role in resolving the origin of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most energetic events known in the universe. It was the first X-ray mission capable of simultaneously observing targets over more than 3 decades of energy, from 0.1 to 300 kiloelectronvolts (keV) with relatively large area, good (for the time) energy resolution and imaging capabilities (with a spatial resolution of 1 arc minute between 0.1 and 10 keV).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1996
28th orbital launch attempt
Atlas I
10th mission
1st mission of 1996
7th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission