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Delta II | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The XTE (X-Ray Timing Explorer), renamed on orbit RXTE (Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer) mission has the primary objective to study the temporal and broad-band spectral phenomena associated with stellar and galactic systems containing compact objects in the energy range 2--200 keV and in time scales from microseconds to years.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Delta II 7920-10
Family
Delta
Variant
7920-10
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York