ACE
Delta 7920-8
United States Air Force
Mission
ACE
Type: Astrophysics
The objective of the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) is to collect observations of particles of solar, interplanetary, interstellar, and galactic origins, spanning the energy range from that of keV.solar wind ions to galactic cosmic ray nuclei up to 600 MeV/nucleon.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
848 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Rocket
Delta 7920-8 – McDonnell Douglas
Family: Delta
Length: 39 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Launch Mass: 220 T
The Delta 7920-8 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1997-08-25. Delta 7920-8 has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants (“Light” and “Heavy”). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA