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Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope

Name: Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope
Start: 2003-08-25T05:35:39.000Z
End: 2003-08-25T05:35:39.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

August 25, 2003 at 5:35 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission imagery · Delta II 7920H

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August 25, 2003 at 5:35 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Rocket: Delta II 7920H
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: August 25, 2003 at 5:35 AM UTC
Window closes: August 25, 2003 at 5:35 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.

Vehicle

Delta II 7920H

Delta · 7920H

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

5,959 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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