Delta 5920-8
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle consisting of 9 x Castor 4A + 1 x ELT Thor/RS-27 + 1 x Delta K with 2.4 m (8 foot) diameter fairing)
LEO Payload: 3,848 kg (8,483 lb) to a 185 km orbit. Payload: 1,405 kg (3,097 lb) to a GTO. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 34.220 million.
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Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- COBE
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC2W
- Stages
- Delta Thor RS27, Castor 4A engine, Delta K
- Agency
- Douglas
Chronology
1 event
1989 November 18
14:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 5920-8.- COBE - . Mass: 2,265 kg (4,993 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: COBE. USAF Sat Cat: 20322 . COSPAR: 1989-089A. Apogee: 886 km (550 mi). Perigee: 873 km (542 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 102.60 min. Cosmic Background Explorer; measured background galactic infrared radiation. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B)..