Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Astrophysics · LEO
The XTE (X-Ray Timing Explorer), renamed on orbit RXTE (Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer) mission has the primary objective to study the temporal and broad-band spectral phenomena associated with stellar and galactic systems containing compact objects in the energy range 2--200 keV and in time scales…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| RXTE (XTE) 1995-074A | Payload | re-entered 2018-04-30 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1995-074B | Rocket body | re-entered 1996-01-23 | |
| XTE DEB 1995-074C | Debris | re-entered 1996-01-19 | |
| XTE DEB 1995-074D | Debris | re-entered 1996-01-05 | |
| XTE DEB 1995-074E | Debris | re-entered 1996-01-05 |
COSPAR ID 1995-074. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).