Delta 6920-10 | EUVE

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Delta II 6920-10 — Delta family

Mission

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 was to carry out a full-sky survey, and subsequently, a deep-survey and pointed observations. Science objectives included discovering and studying UV sources radiating in this spectral region, and analyzing effects of the interstellar medium on the radiation from these sources.

• Type: Planetary Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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