United States Air ForceDelta II 7326-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Deep Space 1
Launched
October 24, 1998
Image: NASA
Summary
Deep Space 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7326-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 24, 1998. It was United States Air Force's 1,000th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,273rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7326-9.5 flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7326-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7326-9.5 flightUnited States Air Force's 1,000th launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,273rd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Deep Space 1 · NORAD 25508 · left Earth orbit October 25, 1998
- SEDSAT-OSCAR-33 · NORAD 25509 · in orbit
Delta 261 · in orbit
Delta 261 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit October 25, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
119th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 554th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Deep Space 1 launch?
Deep Space 1 launched on October 24, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Deep Space 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Deep Space 1?
Delta II 7326-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7326-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Deep Space 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Deep Space 1 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Deep Space 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).