Status
Success
HETE 2
Launch Time
Mon Oct 09, 2000 05:38 UTC
Mon Oct 09, 2000 05:38 UTC
Rocket
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 128.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
Stats
2000
63rd orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
30th mission
2nd mission of 2000
25th successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission