Solar Maximum Mission (SolarMax), a NASA solar observatory studying the Sun near solar-cycle peak, launched on a Delta 3910 from Cape Canaveral LC-17A into LEO; attitude control failed after ~10 months and was repaired in orbit by Challenger on STS-41-C in April 1984.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.3 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 3 Delta 3910 flights
- Date and time
- 14 February 1980, 15:57 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 3910
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Heliophysics
- International designator
- 1980-014
- Launches in 1980
- 14th of 108
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