United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Delta II 7320 | SAC-D
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Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
United Launch Alliance's 52nd launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,131st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 10, 14:20 – Jun 10, 14:20 UTC
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SAC-D (Aquarius)
SAC-D was an Argentine CONAE Earth observation satellite carrying NASA's Aquarius instrument, which mapped global sea-surface salinity from a sun-synchronous orbit, along with Argentine, Italian, French and Canadian instruments.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Space Launch Complex 2W
Local pad time: Jun 10, 7:20 AM PDT
99 launches from this pad · 910 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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