NASA launches STEREO spacecraft
{{date|October 26, 2006}}
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[[w:NASA|NASA's]] [[W:STEREO|STEREO]] spacecraft has been successfully launched atop a [[W:Delta II|Delta II (7925)]] rocket from [[W:CCAFS|Cape Canaveral]], [[w:Florida|Florida]]. The spacecraft will be placed into a [[W:Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric orbit]] (around the Sun), and will monitor [[W:Sun|solar]] phenomena, such as [[W:Solar flare|Solar Flares]]. It was the 121st launch of a Delta II rocket, and the 119th success.

The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) consists of two nearly identical solar observatories. These will enable stereoscopic observation of solar flares in 3-D and will provide warnings of emissions from the Sun that might affect satellites in Earth orbit. 
 
Launch occurred at 00:52 GMT.

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d319/status.html
|title=Mission Status Center
|author=Justin Ray
|pub=Spaceflight Now
|date=October 25, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
|title=STEREO MISSION NEWS
|author=
|pub=NASA
|date=October 25, 2006}}

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NASA's STEREO spacecraft has been successfully launched atop a Delta II (7925) rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft will be placed into a Heliocentric orbit (around the Sun), and will monitor solar phenomena, such as Solar Flares. It was the 121st launch of a Delta II rocket, and the 119th success.

The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) consists of two nearly identical solar observatories. These will enable stereoscopic observation of solar flares in 3-D and will provide warnings of emissions from the Sun that might affect satellites in Earth orbit. 
 
Launch occurred at 00:52 GMT.

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