Genesis - NASA Satellite

NASA's Genesis spacecraft spent more than two years collecting samples of the solar wind. The spacecraft then brought the sample cannister back to Earth where it parachuted to the ground. Despite a hard landing in the Utah desert, the Genesis samples were

Genesis Mission Information

Mission Details

NameGenesis
Launch DateAugust 08, 2001
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleDelta 7326-9.5
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A, Florida
CollaborationJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Satellite Details

ApplicationTo study Solar Wind Sample Return, Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange Point
Scientific InstrumentSolar Wind Ion Monitor, Electron Monitor
Mass1402 Pounds (636 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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