Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
The main purpose of the Wind spacecraft is to measure the incoming solar wind, magnetic fields and particles, although early on it will also observe the Earth's foreshock region. Wind, together with Geotail, Polar, SOHO, and Cluster projects, constitute a cooperative scientific satellite project…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta II 7925-10
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-10
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MissionAstrophysics · L1-point
Astrophysics · L1-point
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIND 1994-071A | Payload | orbits the Sun–Earth L1 point | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1994-071B | Rocket body | re-entered 1995-10-20 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1994-071C | Rocket body | re-entered 1994-11-29 |
COSPAR ID 1994-071. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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