SAS-3 (Explorer 53) X-ray observatory spacecraft
SAS-3 (Explorer 53) was NASA’s third Small Astronomy Satellite, launched in 1975 to study cosmic X-ray sources and transient phenomena before its mission ended in 1979.
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- Aliases
- SAS-3SAS-CExplorer 53Third Small Astronomy Satellite
- Family Name
- SAS-3
- Full Name
- SAS-3 (Explorer 53) X-ray observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- SAS-3 (Explorer 53) was NASA’s third Small Astronomy Satellite, launched in 1975 to study cosmic X-ray sources and transient phenomena before its mission ended in 1979.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,979
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 16:33:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:13:02 UTC