Sun–Earth L1
Genesis
Solar wind collection probe at L1.
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Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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Solar wind collection probe at L1. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2001-034; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
The launch
- Launch
- 8 August 2001, 16:13:40 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Delta 7326-9.5
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Launch intelligence
A Boeing Delta II rocket launched the Genesis mission on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at 4:13 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Boeing
- Vehicle
- Delta II
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2001-034
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Aug 8, 2001, 16:13 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Aug 08 2001
- Pad and location
- SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS
Mission timeline
Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 1 December 2004
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Spacecraft
Genesis
Solar wind collection probe at L1.
- GCAT ID
- S26884
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Astronautics
- Launch mass
- 636 kg
- Propulsion
- AOCS 4x22N
- Dimensions
- 2.3 m long · 2 m diameter · 7.9 m span
Genesis SRC
Solar wind sampler.
- GCAT ID
- S28453
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Astronautics
- Launch mass
- 220 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 1.5 m span
Gallery
0 images from Genesis.
No mission imagery is available yet.
3D model
- Source
- Sketchfab — Genesis
- Author
- uperesito
- Usage
- CC BY 4.0
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