Delta II 7920H-10C

Status

Success

GLAST

Launch Time
Wed Jun 11, 2008 16:05 UTC

Rocket

Delta II 7920H-10C

Image Credit: ULA

ULA

Status: Retired

Liftoff Thrust: 4,398 kN

Payload to LEO: 5,959 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 9

Rocket Height: 38.9 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m

Fairing Height: 8.9 m

Details

Mission Details

GLAST

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

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 4,303.0 kg

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

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

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Stats

2008

29th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

18th mission

4th mission of 2008

17th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission

Delta II

136th mission

2nd mission of 2008

134th successful mission

81st consecutive successful mission