ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Cryosat-2
Launched
April 8, 2010 · 13:57 UTC
Image: DLR
Summary
CryoSat-2 launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 8, 2010 at 13:57 UTC. It was ISC Kosmotras's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,045th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Dnepr 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). CRYOSAT 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 701 × 732 km orbit inclined 92.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Днепр с КА КриоСат-2 (CryoSat-2).Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Dnepr 1 flight · 1st this yearISC Kosmotras's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,045th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
CRYOSAT 2 · NORAD 36508 · 2010-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-013A
- Epoch
- 2010-04-08 15:02:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.54886728 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021893
- Inclination
- 92.0159°
- Ascending node
- 286.8207°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.8601°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.0156°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- CRYOSAT 2 · NORAD 36508 · in orbit
Dnepr 14 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CryoSat-2 is a European Space Agency Earth Explorer satellite that measures the thickness of polar sea ice and the elevation of ice sheets with a radar altimeter from a 717 km orbit. It replaced the original CryoSat, lost in a 2005 launch failure.
Pad
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11th launch from 109/95, 1st this year · 1,338th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 8, 7:57 PM GMT+6, in daylight
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
252 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did CryoSat-2 launch?
CryoSat-2 launched on April 8, 2010 at 13:57 UTC.
Where can I watch CryoSat-2?
Coverage: Пуск РН Днепр с КА КриоСат-2 (CryoSat-2).. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CryoSat-2?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did CryoSat-2 launch from?
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Apr 8, 7:57 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did CryoSat-2 reach?
CRYOSAT 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 701 × 732 km orbit inclined 92.0°.
How many satellites did CryoSat-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).