OrbView-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

20:20:00

Friday August 1, 1997

Mission Details

OrbView-2

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OrbView-2 collects color imagery of the Earth's entire land and ocean surfaces on a daily basis. Commercial fishing vessels use OrbView-2 data for detecting oceanographic conditions used to create fishing maps. The satellite also provides broad-area coverage in 2,800 kilometer-wide swaths, which are routinely used in naval operations, environmental monitoring, and global crop assessment applications.

Polar Orbit

1 Payload

309 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Pegasus XL

Active Since 1994

Northrop Grumman logo

Agency

Northrop

Price

$40.00 million

Rocket

Height: 17.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 443 kg

Liftoff Thrust

561 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.15m

Height: 2.13m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Stargazer

Base Aerea de Gando, Gran Canaria

Fastest Turnaround

102 days 8 hours

Stats

Pegasus


16th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1997

1997


39th

Orbital launch attempt