Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 6925
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
CC / LC17A
Outcome
Success
Flight
D212
COSPAR Designator
1992-044
Mission
Geotail & DUVE (Planetary Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 6925
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
913 (10 YTD)
Site launches
459 (10 YTD)
Pad launches
98 (2 YTD)