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Polar Mission

completedLaunch 1996-013
Launched 2/24/1996HEOService CGSat HEO BO
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Polar
retired
Science Exploration
HEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
2/24/1996
Launch ID
1996-013
Launch Profile
Sat HEO BO
Service Type
CG
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Boeing
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7925-10
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2-West, Vandenberg AFB (Vandenberg AFB, California)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Science Exploration 1
Track
Mentions
6
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Fabrication has begun on the second flight unit for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar mission footprint.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6May 25, 2026BAE Systems Supplies Sensor Hardware for Space Force Next-Gen Polar Satellite

BAE Systems had begun fabrication on the second flight unit for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar mission footprint.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 24, 2026BAE Systems Supplies Sensor Hardware for Space Force Next-Gen Polar Satellite

Southwest Research Institute scientists are proposing a dedicated solar polar mission to observe the Sun from a vantage off the ecliptic and provide direct, continuous views of polar magnetic processes.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Jan 21, 2026Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecasts

An international team of physicists from Southampton examined data from ground-based cameras, imaging satellites, and radio measurements from spacecraft including NASA's Polar mission and Japan's Arase satellite.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Dec 3, 2025Auroral radio signal offers new insight into intense magnetic storms

The DLS-100 supported real-time Command and Control with Vanilla Unmanned during the polar mission by enabling pilots from Ground Control Stations to send commands and receive flight telemetry.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 29, 2021Platform Aerospace’s Record Success Onboard Vanilla UAV With SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus Connectivity

The IM-2 Polar Mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 2022.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 13, 2021Intuitive Machines’ 2nd Mission To The Moon To Be Launched By SpaceX