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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulPlanetary ScienceDelta II
Launched 1999-02-23 10:29:55 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
8th
orbital launch attempt in 1999
United States Air Force
3rd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2W
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
108 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
ARGOS (Advanced Research & Global Observation Satellite) is a testbed and demonstration program for advanced remote sensing technologies for the US Air Force's Space Test Program (STP). ARGOS's primary objective is to fly and operate advanced payloads that include two technology demonstrations and seven experiment payloads for global and celestial observation. ARGOS also has a goal of three years of on orbit operations to demonstrate and collect science data for the Earth's global environment and top priority military space programs.
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
38.7m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
5,959kg
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