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RHESSI
Solar hard X-ray observatory.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Solar hard X-ray observatory. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2002-004; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 5 February 2002, 20:58:12 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Pegasus XL
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
An Orbital ATK Pegasus rocket launched the RHESSI mission on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 8:58 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Orbital ATK
- Vehicle
- Pegasus
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2002-004
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Feb 5, 2002, 20:58 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Feb 05 2002
- Pad and location
- Stargazer L-1011, Cape Canaveral SFS
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 16 August 2018
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
RHESSI
Solar hard X-ray observatory.
- GCAT ID
- S27370
- Manufacturer
- Spectrum Astro
- Launch mass
- 304 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.2 m long · 1.1 m diameter · 5.7 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from RHESSI.
Verification
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