Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus HybridKwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
Pegasus Hybrid | High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2)
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Orbital Sciences Corporation's 37th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,430th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 9, 05:38 – Oct 9, 05:38 UTC
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HETE-2
The High Energy Transient Explorer 2 was a small MIT-led astronomy satellite that detected and rapidly localised gamma-ray bursts, distributing positions to ground observatories. It was air-launched near Kwajalein into a near-equatorial low Earth orbit.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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