United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
COSMO-SkyMed 2
Launched
December 9, 2007 · 02:31 UTC
Image: USAF/Joe Davila
Summary
COSMO-SkyMed 2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 9, 2007 at 02:31 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 13th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,879th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7420-10C flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). COSMO 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 630 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
- 2nd Delta II 7420-10C flightUnited Launch Alliance's 13th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,879th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
COSMO 2 · NORAD 32376 · 2007-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-059A
- Epoch
- 2007-12-09 03:31:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82367939 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001075
- Inclination
- 97.8634°
- Ascending node
- 170.3628°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.5148°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.6086°
- 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 2 · NORAD 32376 · in orbit
Delta 330 · re-entered February 13, 2008
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
78th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 631st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 8, 6:31 PM PST, at night
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did COSMO-SkyMed 2 launch?
COSMO-SkyMed 2 launched on December 9, 2007 at 02:31 UTC.
Where can I watch COSMO-SkyMed 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched COSMO-SkyMed 2?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did COSMO-SkyMed 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 8, 6:31 PM PST local time at the pad.
What orbit did COSMO-SkyMed 2 reach?
COSMO 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 630 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did COSMO-SkyMed 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).