ROSAT was launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 June 1990 on board a Delta II rocket
ROSAT was launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 June 1990 on board a Delta II rocket
This X-ray satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 1 June 1990 on board a Delta II rocket property of NASA. Originally, the plan was to put Rosat in Earth orbit on board a US Space Shuttle. Following the explosion of Challenger in 1986 (when ROSAT was under construction), it was decided to launch the X-ray satellite into orbit on board a rocket.
