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Advanced Composition Exp

Delta 7920-8 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 25, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 25, 1997 · 14:39 UTCLaunch 1997-045Launch no. 4,164 in the log
RocketDelta 7920-8
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeingUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 25, 1997, 14:39
Launch designation
1997-045
Mission
Advanced Composition Exp
Flight name
ACE
Vehicle flight ID
D247

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.785 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
ACE1997-045ANORAD 24912NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSpace science785 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 26, 1997

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.