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Mission
Planetary Science · Elliptical
The Geotail mission measures global energy flow and transformation in the magnetotail to increase understanding of fundamental magnetospheric processes. The objective of tthe DUVE experiment is to perform sensitive spectroscopy of diffuse emissions from the interstellar medium to increase the…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOTAIL 1992-044A | Payload | 48752 × 191855 km · 45.8° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) (DUVE) 1992-044B | Rocket body | re-entered 1993-03-16 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1992-044C | Rocket body | 185 × 359918 km · 28.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1992-044 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).