Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) was a mission to rendezvous and orbit around an near earth asteroid (433 Eros). On the cruise to Eros, it flew by asteroid 253 Mathilde on 27 Jun 1997 and flew by earth on 23 January 1998. After failing to insert itself into Eros' orbit in January 1999, NEAR…
More about this launch
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta II 7925-8
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-8
Delta II 7925-8: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionPlanetary Science · Helio-N/A
Planetary Science · Helio-N/A
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEAR 1996-008A | Payload | re-entered 2001-02-12 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1996-008B | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-01-17 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1996-008C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 1996-008. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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