United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
COSMO-Skymed 3
Launched
October 25, 2008 · 02:28 UTC
Image: USAF/Joe Davila
Summary
COSMO-Skymed 3 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 25, 2008 at 02:28 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 22nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,941st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). COSMO 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 629 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
- 4th Delta II 7420-10C flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 22nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,941st orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
COSMO 3 · NORAD 33412 · 2008-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-054A
- Epoch
- 2008-10-25 03:28:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83163433 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003391
- Inclination
- 97.8623°
- Ascending node
- 125.9341°
- Arg. of perigee
- 249.1574°
- Mean anomaly
- 110.9243°
- 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
- COSMO 3 · NORAD 33412 · in orbit
Delta 336 · re-entered December 21, 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
81st launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 635th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 24, 7:28 PM PDT, at night
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did COSMO-Skymed 3 launch?
COSMO-Skymed 3 launched on October 25, 2008 at 02:28 UTC.
Where can I watch COSMO-Skymed 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched COSMO-Skymed 3?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did COSMO-Skymed 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 24, 7:28 PM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did COSMO-Skymed 3 reach?
COSMO 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 629 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did COSMO-Skymed 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).