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1996 · United States Air Force

Polar

successDelta 7925-10 | Polar

Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.

Overview

Date / time
February 24, 1996 at 11:24 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W
Mission
Polar
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925-10 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

POLAR
HEO