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SuccessACE · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Aug 25, 1997, 14:39 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Aug 25, 1997, 14:39 UTC – Monday, Aug 25, 1997, 14:39 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
ACE
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Heliocentric L1 (L1-point)
The objective of the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) is to collect observations of particles of solar, interplanetary, interstellar, and galactic origins, spanning the energy range from that of keV.solar wind ions to galactic cosmic ray nuclei up to 600 MeV/nucleon.
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