Delta 6925
SuccessGeotail & DUVE · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Jul 24, 1992, 14:26 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Jul 24, 1992, 14:26 UTC – Friday, Jul 24, 1992, 14:26 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Geotail & DUVE
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
The Geotail mission measures global energy flow and transformation in the magnetotail to increase understanding of fundamental magnetospheric processes. The objective of tthe DUVE experiment is to perform sensitive spectroscopy of diffuse emissions from the interstellar medium to increase the understanding of the dynamics and evolution of the interstellar medium and the Galaxy.
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