Solar Maximum Mission Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

14 Feb 1980, 3:57pm

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Delta 3910 image

Delta 3910

Mission

Solar Maximum Mission

Mission Type

Heliophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Solarmax (also known as Solar Maximum Mission or SMM) was a solar observation satellite. Its primary mission was the study of solar flares.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:56pm UTC

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