HETE 2
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:38:00
Monday October 9, 2000
Mission Details
HETE 2
The High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) was an American astronomical satellite with international participation (mainly Japan and France). The prime objective of HETE was to carry out the first multiwavelength study of gamma-ray bursts with UV, X-ray, and gamma-ray instruments mounted on a single, compact spacecraft.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
128 kilograms
Launch Site
Stargazer
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Fastest Turnaround
186 days
Stats
Pegasus
30th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2000
2000
63rd
Orbital launch attempt