NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

SAC-D

Launch Time
Fri Jun 10, 2011 14:20 UTC

Rocket

Delta II 7320-10C
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,533 kN
Payload to LEO: 2,703 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 38.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 8.9 m

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