1995-074 Success

Delta II | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

Dec 30, 1995, 01:48 PM UTC

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Launch Overview

Vehicle

Delta 7920-10

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

CC / LC17A

Outcome

Success

Flight

D230

COSPAR Designator

1995-074

Mission

Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (Astrophysics)

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.

Vehicle & Provider

Rocket

Delta II 7920-10

Provider

United States Air Force

Agency launches

958 (10 YTD)

Site launches

506 (16 YTD)

Pad launches

107 (1 YTD)

Payloads (1)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1995-074A XTE GSFC US Track