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Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy. Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer was launched on June 7, 1992 aboard a Delta 6920-10 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 31, 2002).
COSPAR 1992-031ANORAD 21987United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EUVE
- Common name
- Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
- International designator
- 1992-031A
- NORAD catalog number
- 21987
- GCAT identifier
- S21987
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/260
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- DeltaEx
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Fairchild Space and Electronics
- Platform (bus)
- MMS
Launch
- Date
- June 7, 1992 · 16:40 UTC
- Launch record
- 1992-031Success
- Rocket
- Delta 6920-10
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 514 km
- Apogee
- 527 km
- Inclination
- 28.43°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 31, 2002
- Last known active
- Jan 31, 2001
- End of operations
- Feb 2, 2001
Size
- Mass
- 3,280 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,280 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49904 (CC0).