Status
Success
TRACE
Launch Time
Thu Apr 02, 1998 02:42 UTC
Thu Apr 02, 1998 02:42 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TRACE
Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) was a NASA heliophysics and solar observatory designed to investigate the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun by providing high resolution images and observation of the solar photosphere, the transition region, and the corona.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 250.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1998
21st orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
21st mission
2nd mission of 1998
16th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission