United States Air ForceDelta 1913Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
RAE 2
Launched
June 10, 1973
Image: NASA
Summary
RAE 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 1913 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 10, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 597th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 1913 flight. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 1913 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 1913 flightUnited States Air Force's 597th launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,464th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components
- RAE 2 · NORAD 6686 · left Earth orbit June 11, 1973
Delta 95 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit June 11, 1973
Delta 95 · re-entered January 29, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radio astronomy satellite placed into lunar orbit
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 274th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did RAE 2 launch?
RAE 2 launched on June 10, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RAE 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RAE 2?
Delta 1913, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 1913 spec sheet
Where did RAE 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was RAE 2 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did RAE 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).