United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
COSMO-SkyMed 4
Launched
November 6, 2010 · 02:20 UTC
Image: USAF/Joe Davila
Summary
COSMO-SkyMed 4 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 6, 2010 at 02:20 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 45th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,094th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). COSMO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 629 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7420-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta II 7420-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 45th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,094th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
COSMO 4 · NORAD 37216 · 2010-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-060A
- Epoch
- 2010-11-06 03:20:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82421101 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000379
- Inclination
- 97.8585°
- Ascending node
- 135.1914°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.3823°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.7347°
- 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 4 · NORAD 37216 · in orbit
Delta 350 · re-entered December 16, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
COSMO-SkyMed 4 was the fourth and final satellite of Italy's first-generation X-band synthetic-aperture-radar constellation, operated by the Italian Space Agency and Ministry of Defence for civil and military Earth observation.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
86th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 644th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 5, 7:20 PM PDT, at night
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
326 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did COSMO-SkyMed 4 launch?
COSMO-SkyMed 4 launched on November 6, 2010 at 02:20 UTC.
Where can I watch COSMO-SkyMed 4?
Coverage: Delta 2 rocket launches COSMO-SkyMed 4 spacecraft from California. Watch the replay
What rocket launched COSMO-SkyMed 4?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did COSMO-SkyMed 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Nov 5, 7:20 PM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did COSMO-SkyMed 4 reach?
COSMO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 629 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did COSMO-SkyMed 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).