Delta II | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

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 from microseconds to years.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: December 30, 1995 at 01:48 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Delta II
  • Operator: United States Air Force
  • Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Mission type: Astrophysics