Small Astronomy Satellite 1 (SAS-1) / Uhuru spacecraft
Uhuru was NASA's first Earth-orbiting observatory dedicated entirely to celestial X-ray astronomy, conducting a uniform all-sky survey from low Earth orbit and cataloguing hundreds of X-ray sources.
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Identity
- Aliases
- UhuruSAS-1SAS-AExplorer 421970-107A
- Family Name
- Uhuru
- Full Name
- Small Astronomy Satellite 1 (SAS-1) / Uhuru spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Uhuru was NASA's first Earth-orbiting observatory dedicated entirely to celestial X-ray astronomy, conducting a uniform all-sky survey from low Earth orbit and cataloguing hundreds of X-ray sources.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
- Operator
- Programs
- -
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 81.6
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 14:43:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:23:14 UTC