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Wind

Delta 7925-10

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Wind

Type: Astrophysics

The main purpose of the Wind spacecraft is to measure the incoming solar wind, magnetic fields and particles, although early on it will also observe the Earth’s foreshock region. Wind, together with Geotail, Polar, SOHO, and Cluster projects, constitute a cooperative scientific satellite project designated the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program which aims at gaining improved understanding of the physics of solar terrestrial relations.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

880 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Delta 7925-10 – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Delta
  • Length: 38.9 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 231 T

The Delta 7925-10 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1994-11-01. Delta 7925-10 has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 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 – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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