Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

NASA space observatory. Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer was launched on December 30, 1995 aboard a Delta 7920-10 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 30, 2018).

COSPAR 1995-074ANORAD 23757United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
Payload designation: XTE
International designator: 1995-074A
NORAD catalog number: 23757
GCAT identifier: S23757
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/310

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: DeltaEx
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): XTE

Launch

Date: December 30, 1995 · 13:48 UTC
Launch record: 1995-074Success
Rocket: Delta 7920-10
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/E
Perigee: 564 km
Apogee: 583 km
Inclination: 22.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 30, 2018
Last known active: 2011
End of operations: Jan 4, 2012

Size

Mass: 2,955 kg
Dry mass: 2,955 kg
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 1.80 m
Span: 5.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q766426 (CC0).