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Delta 5920-8
Part of Thor
American orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle consisting of 9 x Castor 4A + 1 x ELT Thor/RS-27 + 1 x Delta K with 2.4 m (8 foot) diameter fairing)
Status: Retired 1989. First Launch: 1989-11-18. Last Launch: 1989-11-18. Number: 1 . Payload: 3,848 kg (8,483 lb). Thrust: 3,468.90 kN (779,840 lbf). Gross mass: 201,580 kg (444,400 lb). Height: 34.00 m (111.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).
LEO Payload: 3,848 kg (8,483 lb) to a 185 km orbit. Payload: 1,405 kg (3,097 lb) to a GTO. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 34.220 million.
More at: Delta 5920-8.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
COBE.
Launch Sites:
Vandenberg,
Vandenberg SLC2W.
Stages:
Delta Thor RS27,
Castor 4A engine,
Delta K.
Agency:
Douglas.
1989 November 18 - .
14:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC2W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 5920-8.
- COBE - .
Mass: 2,265 kg (4,993 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: COBE.
USAF Sat Cat: 20322 . COSPAR: 1989-089A. Apogee: 886 km (550 mi). Perigee: 873 km (542 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 102.60 min. Cosmic Background Explorer; measured background galactic infrared radiation. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B)..
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