Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Apr 30, 1996, 04:31
Weather
Pro