United States Air ForceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FUSE
Launched
June 24, 1999
Image: NASA
Summary
FUSE launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7320 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 24, 1999. It was United States Air Force's 1,014th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,325th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7320 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). FUSE, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 761 × 777 km orbit inclined 25.0°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7320 flightUnited States Air Force's 1,014th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,325th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FUSE · NORAD 25791 · 1999-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FUSE 1
- Object ID
- 1999-035A
- Epoch
- 1999-06-25 11:16:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.38919056 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001099
- Inclination
- 24.9863°
- Ascending node
- 324.2942°
- Arg. of perigee
- 185.3763°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.6592°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.0023491
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 9 debris; 1 still in orbit
- FUSE · NORAD 25791 · in orbit
Delta 271 · re-entered August 4, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5-119.5 nm. The primary objective of FUSE was to use high-resolution spectroscopy at far ultraviolet wavelengths to study the origin and evolution of the lightest elements (hydrogen and deuterium) created shortly after the Big Bang, and the forces and processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
122nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 566th 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 FUSE launch?
FUSE launched on June 24, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FUSE?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FUSE?
Delta II 7320, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7320 spec sheet
Where did FUSE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did FUSE reach?
FUSE, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 761 × 777 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did FUSE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).