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Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
Delta II 7920-10United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A
Saturday, December 30, 1995 · 01:48 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadRossi X-ray Timing Explorer
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.447°N, 80.565°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
