flown missionSuccess

Delta II | STEREO A & B

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOct 26, 2006, 00:52 UTC

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

mission

Name: STEREO A & B
Type: Heliophysics
Target orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Dual satellite mission employing nearly identical observatories to provide 3D stereoscopic imagery of solar coronal mass ejections

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 26, 2006, 00:52 UTC
Window opens: Oct 26, 2006, 00:52 UTC
Window closes: Oct 26, 2006, 00:52 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7925-10L
Family: Delta
Variant: 7925-10L
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4458, -80.5657