Third Small Astronomy Satellite
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The Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3 or SAS-C) was a space telescope operated by NASA. It functioned from May 1975 to April 1979. It covered the X-ray range and to this end had four X-ray experiments onboard.
It was also known as Explorer 53 and is part of NASA's Explorer program.
[edit] See also
- Uhuru (satellite) (First Small Astronomy Satellite or SAS-1)
- Second Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3)
[edit] References
- "HEASARC: Observatories - The Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3)". NASA. http://heasarc.nasa.gov/docs/sas3/sas3.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- SAS (Small Astronomy Satellite), The Internet Encyclopedia of Science
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