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Ulysses
NASA robotic space probe that studied the Sun. Ulysses was launched on October 6, 1990 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Oct 6, 1990).
COSPAR 1990-090BNORAD 20842European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Ulysses
- International designator
- 1990-090B
- NORAD catalog number
- 20842
- GCAT identifier
- S20842
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/266
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- ESA Plan
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Deutsche Aerospace AG (DASA)-Friedrichsafen (Dornier GmBH)
- Platform (bus)
- ULS
Launch
- Date
- October 6, 1990 · 11:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 1990-090Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 310 km
- Inclination
- 28.47°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- October 6, 1990
- Last known active
- Jun 30, 2009
- End of operations
- Jul 1, 2008
Size
- Mass
- 367 kg
- Dry mass
- 333 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.70 m
- Span
- 72.5 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00697
- Final central body
- Jupiter
- Phase start
- December 28, 1991
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · March 21, 1992
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 1990 | Earth | Oct 8, 1990 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q156081 (CC0).