LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Thu Oct 26 2006

United States Air Force

STEREO A & B

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:52 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta II 7925-10L

Description:

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Heliophysics
Dual satellite mission employing nearly identical observatories to provide 3D stereoscopic imagery of solar coronal mass ejections

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B