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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Coriolis
Launched
January 6, 2003
Summary
Coriolis launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 6, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,045th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,577th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Coriolis, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 284 × 849 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan II SLV · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,045th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,577th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Coriolis · NORAD 27640 · 2003-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CORIOLIS
- Object ID
- 2003-001A
- Epoch
- 2003-01-06 15:20:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.02393591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0406736
- Inclination
- 98.7075°
- Ascending node
- 14.8223°
- Arg. of perigee
- 148.4817°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.1443°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Coriolis · NORAD 27640 · in orbit
Titan 23G-4 Stage 2 · re-entered December 19, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements -- improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
92nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 613th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
195 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Coriolis launch?
Coriolis launched on January 6, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Coriolis?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Coriolis?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did Coriolis launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Coriolis reach?
Coriolis, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 284 × 849 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Coriolis launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).