Delta 5920-8

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Delta 5920-8 was a variant of the Delta expendable launch vehicle used by NASA to place the COBE satellite into orbit for cosmological observations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Delta 5920-8 canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Delta rocket variant ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
configurationCode 5920-8 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
fairingDiameter 2.4 meters ⓘ
8 feet ⓘ
family Delta 5000 series ⓘ
firstStage Extended Long Tank Thor ⓘ
linked to: Thor-Able

Thor first stage ⓘ
firstStageEngine RS-27 ⓘ
linked to: RS-27 rocket engine
launchCustomer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
launchDate 1989-11-18 ⓘ
launches uncrewed payloads ⓘ
launchOutcome success ⓘ
launchSite Space Launch Complex 2W ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ
launchVehicleRole scientific research support ⓘ
launchYear 1989 ⓘ
manufacturer McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
missionType astrophysics mission support ⓘ
cosmology mission support ⓘ
notableFor launching COBE to study cosmic microwave background ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf Delta rocket family ⓘ
payload COBE ⓘ
payloadMassClass low Earth orbit payload ⓘ
payloadType cosmology observatory ⓘ
program Delta launch vehicle program ⓘ
propulsionType liquid and solid propulsion ⓘ
reusability non-reusable ⓘ
secondStage Delta-K ⓘ
linked to: Delta
secondStageEngine AJ10-118K ⓘ
stages three-stage with boosters ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
strapOnBoosters 9 solid rocket boosters ⓘ
strapOnBoosterType Castor 4 ⓘ
targetOrbit Sun-synchronous-like orbit ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
thirdStage Star 48B ⓘ
thirdStageType solid rocket motor ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
usedFor orbital launch ⓘ
scientific satellite launch ⓘ
usedToLaunch COBE ⓘ
Cosmic Background Explorer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer → launchVehicle → Delta 5920-8 ⓘ
1989-089A → launchVehicle → Delta 5920-8 ⓘ
Explorer 66 → launchVehicle → Delta 5920-8 ⓘ