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Date: 20 Nov 2004, 05:16 pm UTC
Rocket: Delta II (Delta)
Provider: United States Air Force
Mission
Type: Astrophysics
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Description
NASA Medium-class Explorer satellite dedicated to study of gamma ray bursts, the third after the IMAGE and WMAP satellites.