Delta 7925-10 | Polar
Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.
Mission Details
- Launch date: February 24, 1996 at 11:24 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Delta II
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Mission type: Astrophysics