| A | B |
|---|---|
| Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite | … |
| Names | Explorer 69 RXTE XTE |
| Mission type | Astronomy |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-074A |
| SATCAT no. | 23757 |
| Website | RXTE home page |
| Mission duration | 16 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | … |
| Spacecraft | Explorer LXVIX |
| Spacecraft type | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
| Bus | X-ray Timing Explorer |
| Manufacturer | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Launch mass | 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) |
| Power | 800 watts |
| Start of mission | … |
| Launch date | 30 December 1995, 13:48:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta II 7920-10 (Delta 230) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-17A |
| Contractor | McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company |
| Entered service | 30 December 1995 |
| End of mission | … |
| Deactivated | 12 January 2012 |
| Decay date | 30 April 20181 |
| Orbital parameters | … |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit2 |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 409 km (254 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 409 km (254 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.50° |
| Period | 92.60 minutes |
| Instruments | … |
| Explorer program | … |
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Footnotes
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“NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Leaves Scientific”Treasure Trove"". NASA. May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. ↩
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“Trajectory: X-Ray Timing Explorer (1995-074A) Explorer 69”. NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. ↩