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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulRobotic ExplorationDelta 7326-9.5
Launched 1998-10-24 12:08:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Heliocentric N/A
Worldwide
66th
orbital launch attempt in 1998
United States Air Force
13th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
136 d 11 h
since the pad's previous launch
DS1 (Deep Space 1) was a mission to test high risk technologies like an ion-engine and autonomous operation. It was the first mission funded by NASA under the 'New Millennium' program.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
38.4m
Diameter
2.4m
Liftoff thrust
2,500kN
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