Delta III DM-F3 — 23 August 2000

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 23, 2000 — A data-gathering, simulated payload was successfully placed into orbit today aboard a Boeing Delta III rocket. The launch vehicle lifted off at 7:05 a.m. EDT.

Instruments aboard the 9,480-pound satellite will provide information to further validate Boeing baseline data on launch vehicle performance. Engineers will begin tracking the payload for satellite studies by the U.S. Air Force and the University of Colorado.

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