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NEAR Shoemaker
A Boeing Delta II rocket launched the NEAR Shoemaker mission on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at 8:43 PM (UTC).
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The mission
A Boeing Delta II rocket launched the NEAR Shoemaker mission on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at 8:43 PM (UTC).
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- Feb 17 1996
- Launch location
- SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS
- Launch vehicle
- Delta II
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A Boeing Delta II rocket launched the NEAR Shoemaker mission on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at 8:43 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Boeing
- Vehicle
- Delta II
- COSPAR launch ID
- 1996-008
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Feb 17, 1996, 20:43 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Feb 17 1996
- Pad and location
- SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission outcome
Mission ended — Archived
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