Delta 7920-8
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle consisting of 9 x GEM-40 + 1 x EELT Thor/RS-27A + 1 x Delta K with 2.4 m (8 foot) diameter fairing)
More at: Delta 7920-8.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- ACE
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC17A
- Stages
- Delta Thor XLT-C, Delta K, GEM 40
- Agency
- Douglas
Chronology
1 event
1997 August 25
14:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920-8.- ACE - . Payload: ACE. Mass: 785 kg (1,730 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Manufacturer: APL. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: ACE. USAF Sat Cat: 24912 . COSPAR: 1997-045A. Apogee: 128,196 km (79,657 mi). Perigee: 176 km (109 mi). Period: 86,411.37 min. Earth-Sun L1 point.