United States Air Force
Spitzer Space Telescope
Delta II 7920H
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, August 25, 2003 · 05:35 UTC
Mission
/01The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7920H
Variant: 7920H
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.446° N, 80.566° W
120
Pad Launches
614
Location Launches
1053
Agency Launches
38
Orbital This Year