United States Air ForceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
EO 1 & SAC C
Launched
November 21, 2000
Image: NASA
Summary
EO 1 & SAC C launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7320 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 21, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,029th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7320 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). EO-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 690 × 737 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta II 7320 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,029th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,444th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EO-1 · NORAD 26619 · 2000-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EO 1
- Object ID
- 2000-075A
- Epoch
- 2000-11-21 19:25:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.56034281 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033258
- Inclination
- 98.2761°
- Ascending node
- 32.2835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 346.6706°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.1947°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- EO-1 · NORAD 26619 · in orbit
- SAC-C · NORAD 26620 · in orbit
- Munin · NORAD 26621 · in orbit
Delta 282 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EO 1 and SAS C are American and Argentinian Earth-imaging satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 604th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
240 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did EO 1 & SAC C launch?
EO 1 & SAC C launched on November 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EO 1 & SAC C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EO 1 & SAC C?
Delta II 7320, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7320 spec sheet
Where did EO 1 & SAC C launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did EO 1 & SAC C reach?
EO-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 690 × 737 km orbit inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did EO 1 & SAC C launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).