United States Air ForceDelta II 7920-10LSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aqua
Launched
May 4, 2002
Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Summary
Aqua launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7920-10L from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 4, 2002. It was United States Air Force's 1,042nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7920-10L flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Aqua, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 689 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7920-10L · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7920-10L flightUnited States Air Force's 1,042nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,533rd orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aqua · NORAD 27424 · 2002-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AQUA
- Object ID
- 2002-022A
- Epoch
- 2002-05-04 10:54:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.64781694 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006356
- Inclination
- 98.1828°
- Ascending node
- 65.6527°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.7548°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.371°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Aqua · NORAD 27424 · in orbit
Delta 291 · re-entered July 2, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The focus for the Aqua (formerly EOS PM) satellite is the multidisciplinary study of the Earth's interrelated processes (atmosphere, oceans, and land-surface) and their relationship to Earth system changes.
News
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 611th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Aqua launch?
Aqua launched on May 4, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aqua?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aqua?
Delta II 7920-10L, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7920-10L spec sheet
Where did Aqua launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Aqua reach?
Aqua, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 689 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Aqua launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).