Status
Success
Polar
Launch Time
Sat Feb 24, 1996 11:24 UTC
Sat Feb 24, 1996 11:24 UTC
Rocket
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,297.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1996
14th orbital launch attempt
Delta II
47th mission
3rd mission of 1996
46th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission