Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

EUVE

Success US Air Force, Delta II 6920-10

About this launch

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…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Rocket and boosterDelta II 6920-10
MissionPlanetary Science · LEO

Planetary Science · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
EUVE 1992-031A Payload re-entered 2002-01-31
DELTA 2 R/B 1992-031B Rocket body re-entered 1992-10-16

COSPAR ID 1992-031 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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