Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta II 7925-10
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-10
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MissionAstrophysics · Elliptical
Astrophysics · Elliptical
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLAR 1996-013A | Payload | 5702 × 52524 km · 80.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1996-013B | Rocket body | re-entered 1996-05-01 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1996-013C | Rocket body | re-entered 1996-12-02 |
COSPAR ID 1996-013. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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