Delta 6925 | Geotail & DUVE
Status: Success | Launched: Jul 24, 1992 14:26 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Delta II 6925 — Delta family
Mission
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 understanding of the dynamics and evolution of the interstellar medium and the Galaxy.
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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