Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
Delta II
United States Air Force
Mission
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
Type: Astrophysics
The XTE (X-Ray Timing Explorer), renamed on orbit RXTE (Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer) mission has the primary objective to study the temporal and broad-band spectral phenomena associated with stellar and galactic systems containing compact objects in the energy range 2–200 keV and in time scales from microseconds to years.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
879 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Rocket
Delta II 7920-10 – United Launch Alliance
- Family: Delta
- Length: 38.7 m
- Diameter: 2.4 m
- Launch Mass: 251 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 5959 kg
The Delta II 7920-10 was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on . Delta II 7920-10 has 9 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 9 launches. Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA