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Delta 7920-8 | ACE

The objective of the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) is to collect observations of particles of solar, interplanetary, interstellar, and galactic origins, spanning the energy range from that of keV.solar wind ions to galactic cosmic ray nuclei up to 600 MeV/nucleon.

Mission type: Astrophysics · Orbit: Heliocentric L1

Rocket: Delta II · Provider: United States Air Force

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)