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High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
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This picture is of an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle, carrying the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1, on Launch Complex 36 at the Air Force Eastern Test Range prior to launch on August 12, 1977. The Kennedy Space Center managed the launch operations that included a pre-aunch checkout, launch, and flight, up through the observatory separation in orbit.
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Credit lineHigh Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO). NASA/MSFC, 1977-08-01. Public domain. ID: 7782704.
