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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:05:00
Wednesday June 11, 2008
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
4,303 kilograms
Agency
ULARocket
Height: 38.9m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 5,959 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,398 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Height: 8.9m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
9
136th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2008
18th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2008
29th
Orbital launch attempt