Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
11:24:00
Saturday February 24, 1996
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
Agency
BoeingRocket
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
47th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 1996
14th
Orbital launch attempt