Success
COBE
Astrophysics
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 5920-8
LEOorbit
Cosmology research satellite
Saturday, November 18, 1989 at 2:34 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,464
USAF Mission
#875
Pad Launch
#47
Location Launch
#541
Designator
1989-089
Launch Window
NET
Nov 18, 1989, 2:34 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 5920-8 Specs
The Delta 5000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct an orbital launch in 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Although several variants were put forward, only the Delta 5920 was launched.
Length
34 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
201 t
Thrust
3,468 kN
LEO Capacity
3,848 kg
GTO Capacity
1,405 kg
Launch Cost
$34M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1989
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Nov 18, 1989
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Nov 18, 1989, 6:34 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202