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Spitzer Space Telescope
Decommissioned NASA infrared space observatory. Spitzer Space Telescope was launched on August 25, 2003 aboard a Delta 7920H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 25, 2003).
COSPAR 2003-038ANORAD 27871United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- Payload designation
- SIRTF
- International designator
- 2003-038A
- NORAD catalog number
- 27871
- GCAT identifier
- S27871
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/437
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Great Obs
- Owner
- JPL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale
- Platform (bus)
- SIRTF
Launch
- Date
- August 25, 2003 · 05:35 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-038Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7920H
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 172 km
- Inclination
- 31.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 25, 2003
- Last known active
- Jan 30, 2020
- End of operations
- Jan 29, 2020
Size
- Mass
- 916 kg
- Dry mass
- 851 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 922 kg
- Length
- 4.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 4.5 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00824
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- August 25, 2003
- Phase outcome
- Escaped to another body · September 7, 2003
- Destination
- HCO
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q201953 (CC0).