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1990 · United States Air Force

LACE & RME

successDelta 6920-8 | LACE & RME

SDI experiment to validate laser beam relay functions for a ballistic missile defense system

Overview

Date / time
February 14, 1990 at 04:15 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
LACE & RME
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 6920-8 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

LACE (USA 51)
LEO
RME (USA 52)
LEO