Atlas V 401 | SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 401 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 39th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,037th orbital launch attempt
February 11, 2010Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 11, 15:23 – Feb 11, 15:23 UTC
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SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission which is observing the Sun. SDO is a three-axis stabilized spacecraft, with two solar arrays, and two high-gain antennas, in an inclined geosynchronous orbit around Earth.
Heliophysics · Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit (Enhanced-GTO)
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