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Delta 7925-10 | Polar

United States Air Force · Delta II 7925-10 · Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force's 961st launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,055th orbital launch attempt

February 24, 1996Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 24, 11:24Feb 24, 11:24 UTC

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Polar

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 neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.

Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 2W

99 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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