United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Delta II 7320-10C | OCO-2
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.July 2, 2014Add to calendar
Launch Successful
United Launch Alliance's 85th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,385th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 2, 09:56 – Jul 2, 09:56 UTC
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OCO-2
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 measures atmospheric carbon dioxide from space with a three-channel grating spectrometer, replacing the original OCO lost in a 2009 launch failure. It flies at the head of the A-Train constellation.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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