Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 25, 2003 05:35 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Delta II 7920H — Delta family
Mission
The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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