Deep Space 1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:08:00

Saturday October 24, 1998

Mission Details

Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft that flew by an asteroid and a comet. It was part of the New Millennium Program, dedicated to testing advanced technologies.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

373 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Delta II 7920-10C

Active 1997 to 2017

Manufacturer

ULA

Rocket

Height: 38.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,844 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,511 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 8.9m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

Stats

Delta II

74th

Mission

9th

Mission of 1998

1998

66th

Orbital launch attempt