Wideband (P76-5), a U.S. Air Force Space Test Program satellite built by JHU/APL, launched from Vandenberg on a Scout B-1 to study ionospheric plasma effects on radar and communications from VHF to S-band.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 72 kg
- Flight
- 5th
- of 5 Scout B-1 flights
- Date and time
- 22 May 1976, 07:42 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout B-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-047
- Launches in 1976
- 48th of 131
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