Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 7925-10
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2W
Outcome
Success
Flight
D233
COSPAR Designator
1996-013
Mission
Polar (Astrophysics)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 7925-10
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
961 (3 YTD)
Site launches
567 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
49 (1 YTD)