United States Air Force

EUVE

Delta II 6920-10

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, June 7, 1992 · 16:40 UTC

Mission

/01

The Extreme-Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was a spinning spacecraft designed to rotate about the earth/sun line. EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series, and designed to operate in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of the spectrum, from 70 - 760 Angstroms. This spacecraft's objective was to carry out a full-sky survey, and subsequently, a deep-survey and pointed observations. Science objectives included discovering and studying UV sources radiating in this spectral region, and analyzing effects of the interstellar medium on the radiation from these sources.

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta II 6920-10

Variant: 6920-10

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.447° N, 80.565° W

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