Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Planetary Science · L1-point
Launch delayed from February 10 and July 30. The Genesis probe flew to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrangian point and spend two years collecting samples of the solar wind. The collected samples were to be physically returned to Earth in a sample return capsule (air-snatch recovery was planned over Utah) and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS 2001-034A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2001-034B | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-07-01 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 2001-034C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| GENESIS SRC 2001-034D | Payload | re-entered 2004-09-08 |
COSPAR ID 2001-034. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).