Spitzer Space Telescope Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

25 Aug 2003, 5:35am

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Delta II 7920H

Mission

Spitzer Space Telescope

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Heliocentric N/A

The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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