Polar

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:24:00

Saturday February 24, 1996

Mission Details

Polar

The Global Geospace Science (GGS) Polar satellite was a NASA science spacecraft designed to study the polar magnetosphere and aurorae. It was launched into orbit in February 1996 and continued operations until the program was terminated in April 2008.

Highly Elliptical Orbit

1 Payload

1,297 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 7925-10

Active 1994 to 1996

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Agency

Boeing

Rocket

Height: 38.9m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 1,730 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,511 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 8.9m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

Stats

Delta II


47th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1996

1996


14th

Orbital launch attempt