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Delta 7326-9.5 | Deep Space 1
Delta II 7326-9.5
Oct 24, 1998, 12:08 PM UTC
Oct 24, 1998, 12:08 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Robotic Exploration
- Orbit
- Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 23.0°C
- Wind
- 24 km/h @ 64°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive