Status
Success
SAC-D
Launch Time
Fri Jun 10, 2011 14:20 UTC
Fri Jun 10, 2011 14:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
SAC-D
A technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite. The launch was delayed from May 2010 because development of the spacecraft was taking longer than expected. SAC-D (Spanish: Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas-D, meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D), also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument, is an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and operated by CONAE.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,350.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2011
25th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
51st mission
6th mission of 2011
50th successful mission
46th consecutive successful mission
Delta II
149th mission
1st mission of 2011
147th successful mission
94th consecutive successful mission