Delta 7426-9.5 | Stardust
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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United States Air Force
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.
Stardust
Stardust is the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet, and the first robotic mission designed to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon.
Delta II 7426-9.5
Height 39.00 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 3020 kN
Diameter 2.44 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 170 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1999-02-07
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Discovery Program
The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be more focused on a specific scientific goal rather than serving a general purpose.
