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GRAIL

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time10 Sep 201113:08 UTC

success

Serial number: Delta 356

Final Delta II Heavy launch and final launch from SLC-17 at CCAFS. Part of NASA's Discovery Program which used high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure. The launch was delayed several days due to high level winds and an issue with the rocket's propulsion system that was detected while the Delta 2 rocket was drained of fuel.

Rocket DeltaII 7920H-10C

launched from Cape Canaveral, SLC-17BUSA

Payloads

Total mass 307 kg

NamePurposeMassComment
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