flown missionSuccess

Delta 7920-8 | ACE

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
ACE
Type
Astrophysics
Target 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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Delta II 7920-8
Family
Delta
Variant
7920-8
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