United States Air ForceDelta II 7426-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Stardust
Launched
February 7, 1999
Image: NASA/JPL
Summary
Stardust launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7426-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 7, 1999. It was United States Air Force's 1,005th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,292nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7426-9.5 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 7426-9.5 · United States Air ForceDiscovery Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7426-9.5 flightUnited States Air Force's 1,005th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,292nd orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Stardust · NORAD 25618 · left Earth orbit February 8, 1999
- Sample Return Capsule · NORAD 28927 · left Earth orbit February 8, 1999
Delta 266 · in orbit
Delta 266 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit February 8, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
121st launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 559th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Stardust launch?
Stardust launched on February 7, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Stardust?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Stardust?
Delta II 7426-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7426-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Stardust launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Stardust going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Stardust launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Stardust part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program