Program archive
International Solar-Terrestrial Physics is explored here through 9 archived missions, from Dynamics Explorer 1 through Advanced Composition Explorer, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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9 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
Advanced Composition Explorer spacecraft was a 1,658 pounds (752 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with Johns Hopkins APL and Caltech.
AMPTE Charge Composition Explorer spacecraft was a 529 pounds (240 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA with the Federal Republic of Germany and United Kingdom.
AMPTE Ion Release Module spacecraft was a about 1,560 pounds (710 kilograms) observatory operated by Federal Republic of Germany with NASA and United Kingdom partners.
AMPTE United Kingdom Subsatellite spacecraft was a about 170 pounds (77 kilograms) observatory operated by United Kingdom with NASA and Federal Republic of Germany partners.
Dynamics Explorer 1 spacecraft was a about 935 pounds (424 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Dynamics Explorer 2 spacecraft was a about 925 pounds (420 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Polar spacecraft was a about 2,850 pounds (1,295 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with international investigators.
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft supported the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission with a launch mass of 4,109 pounds (1,864 kilograms).
Wind spacecraft was a 2,760 pounds (1,250 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with French and Russian instrument partners.