United States Air ForceDelta II 6920-10Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
EUVE
Launched
June 7, 1992
Image: NASA
Summary
EUVE launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6920-10 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 7, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 909th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,720th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 6920-10 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). EUVE, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 521 × 536 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 6920-10 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta II 6920-10 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 909th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,720th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EUVE · NORAD 21987 · 1992-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUVE
- Object ID
- 1992-031A
- Epoch
- 1992-06-08 00:09:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14820424 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010629
- Inclination
- 28.4336°
- Ascending node
- 322.1176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.2925°
- Mean anomaly
- 165.7498°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- EUVE · NORAD 21987 · re-entered January 31, 2002
Delta 210 · re-entered October 16, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
97th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 455th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
339 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did EUVE launch?
EUVE launched on June 7, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EUVE?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EUVE?
Delta II 6920-10, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6920-10 spec sheet
Where did EUVE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did EUVE reach?
EUVE, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 521 × 536 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did EUVE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).