NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Van Allen Probes (RBSP)

Launch Time
Thu Aug 30, 2012 08:05 UTC

Rocket

Atlas V 401
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $109.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 3,826 kN
Payload to LEO: 9,797 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,750 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m

Mission Details

Van Allen Probes (RBSP)

The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, are two robotic spacecraft being used to study the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth. NASA is conducting the Van Allen Probes mission as part of the Living With a Star program.

Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 1,500.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2012

48th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

63rd mission
7th mission of 2012
62nd successful mission
58th consecutive successful mission

Atlas V

32nd mission
4th mission of 2012
31st successful mission
22nd consecutive successful mission