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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsDelta II
Launched 1999-06-24 15:44 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
36th
orbital launch attempt in 1999
United States Air Force
11th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
136 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5-119.5 nm. The primary objective of FUSE was to use high-resolution spectroscopy at far ultraviolet wavelengths to study the origin and evolution of the lightest elements (hydrogen and deuterium) created shortly after the Big Bang, and the forces and processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems.
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
38.9m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
2,800kg
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