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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 1d 14hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Spitzer Space Telescope
Delta II 7920HUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Monday, August 25, 2003 · 05:35 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadSpitzer Space Telescope
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.446°N
- Longitude
- 80.566°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
05:35 AM UTC - 05:35 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
