Status
Success
EO-1 / SAC-C
Launch Time
Tue Nov 21, 2000 18:24 UTC
Tue Nov 21, 2000 18:24 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
EO-1
Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) is a NASA Earth observation satellite created to develop and validate a number of instrument and spacecraft bus breakthrough technologies. It was intended to enable the development of future Earth imaging observatories that will have a significant increase in performance while also having reduced cost and mass.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 673.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
SAC-C
SAC-C (from Spanish Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C, in English
Satellite for scientific applications-C) is an Earth observation satellite from Argentina whose main objective is the study of the conditions and dynamics of the terrestrial and marine biosphere and environment. This satellite of about 500 kg also carries several payloads provided by NASA and other space agencies.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 485.0 kg
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2000
77th orbital launch attempt
Delta II
93rd mission
6th mission of 2000
91st successful mission
38th consecutive successful mission