United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
COSMO-SkyMed 1
Launched
June 8, 2007
Image: USAF/Joe Davila
Summary
COSMO-SkyMed 1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 8, 2007. It was United Launch Alliance's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,842nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7420-10C flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). COSMO 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 633 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7420-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7420-10C flightUnited Launch Alliance's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,842nd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
COSMO 1 · NORAD 31598 · 2007-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-023A
- Epoch
- 2007-06-08 03:34:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81678366 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002449
- Inclination
- 97.8551°
- Ascending node
- 349.5958°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.8983°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.2509°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- COSMO 1 · NORAD 31598 · in orbit
Delta 324 · re-entered August 16, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A reconnaissance satellite for the Italy, for both military and civilian use.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
76th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 629th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did COSMO-SkyMed 1 launch?
COSMO-SkyMed 1 launched on June 8, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch COSMO-SkyMed 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched COSMO-SkyMed 1?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did COSMO-SkyMed 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did COSMO-SkyMed 1 reach?
COSMO 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 633 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did COSMO-SkyMed 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).