Delta II 7920-10C | Deep Space 1

Status

Success

Deep Space 1

Launch Time
Sat Oct 24, 1998 12:08 UTC

Rocket

Delta II 7920-10C

Image Credit: ULA

Boeing

Status: Retired

Liftoff Thrust: 3,511 kN

Payload to LEO: 4,844 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 9

Rocket Height: 38.9 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m

Fairing Height: 8.9 m

Details

Mission Details

Deep Space 1

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.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 373.0 kg

Heliocentric Orbit

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Location

SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

1998

66th orbital launch attempt

Delta II

74th mission

9th mission of 1998

72nd successful mission

19th consecutive successful mission