A Delta II carried the LACE (Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment) and RME (Relay Mirror Experiment) satellites for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, testing ground-laser atmospheric compensation and space-based laser relay and tracking technology; LACE separated from RME about 15 minutes after launch.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.4 T
- Flight
- 1st
- Only Delta II 6920-8 flight
- Date and time
- 14 February 1990, 16:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 6920-8
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1990-015
- Launches in 1990
- 15th of 121
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