flown missionSuccess

Delta 6920-10 | EUVE

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
EUVE
Type
Planetary Science
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The Extreme-Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was a spinning spacecraft designed to rotate about the earth/sun line. EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series, and designed to operate in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of the spectrum, from 70 - 760 Angstroms. This spacecraft's objective was to carry out a full-sky survey, and subsequently, a deep-survey and pointed observations. Science objectives included discovering and studying UV sources radiating in this spectral region, and analyzing effects of the interstellar medium on the radiation from these sources.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Delta II 6920-10
Family
Delta
Variant
6920-10
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York