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Stereo
Stereo Ahead
Stereo Ahead
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American solar satellite. Two launched on 2006.10.26 (Stereo Ahead) and (Stereo Behind). Built by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) for NASA, USA. Launched 2006.

Status: Operational 2006. First Launch: 2006-10-26. Last Launch: 2006-10-26. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 620 kg (1,360 lb).

Twin satellites equipped with optical, ultraviolet, radio, and particle sensors that would allow them to form a three-dimensional image of the sun's corona using identical sensors from two vantage points at the same moment.


More at: Stereo.

Family: Astronomy, Solar. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Thor, Delta, Delta 7925-10L. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC17B. Bibliography: 2, 6946, 13223.

2006 October 26 - . 00:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. Launch Pad: SLC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925-10L.

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