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Polar satellite ends service after 12 years: "Special Farnborough 2008" (9)
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Built by Lockheed Martin, it was launched in 1996
NASA has decommissioned its Polar satellite after 12 years of collecting data on how Earth's space environment is affected by radiation and particles from the Sun. The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was launched in 1996 as the second element in NASA's Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. The original requirement was for Polar to operate for at least two years, in an orbit looping over the...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1092521
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency