NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Swift

Launch Time
Sat Nov 20, 2004 17:16 UTC

Rocket

Delta II 7320-10C
Image Credit: ULA
Boeing
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,533 kN
Payload to LEO: 2,703 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 38.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 8.9 m

Mission Details

Swift

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, previously called the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, is a NASA space telescope designed to detect gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,467.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2004

48th orbital launch attempt

Delta II

117th mission
7th mission of 2004
115th successful mission
62nd consecutive successful mission