Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Astrophysics

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Delta II

Family:
Configuration: 7920-10

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    38.7 m
  • Diameter
    2.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    251.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Delta II
  • Family
  • Variant
    7920-10
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta II 7920-10
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $51000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    5959.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    1828.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    3017.0 kg

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

Interim CEO: John Elbon Founded: 2006 Successes: 171 Failures: 0 Pending: 40

Agency Type:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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