June 7, 1992 4:40 pm

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 16:40 UTC
Window Close 16:40 UTC
Lift Off Jun 7, 1992 · 16:40 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 17A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload EUVE
Rocket Delta II
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Overview
Window Open 16:40 UTC
Window Close 16:40 UTC
Lift Off Jun 7, 1992 · 16:40 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 17A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload EUVE
Rocket Delta II
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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