United Launch AllianceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
GeoEye-1
Launched
September 6, 2008 · 18:50 UTC
Image: USAF/Joe Davila
Summary
GeoEye-1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 6, 2008 at 18:50 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 21st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,929th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). GeoEye-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 676 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7420-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta II 7420-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 21st launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,929th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GeoEye-1 · NORAD 33331 · 2008-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-042A
- Epoch
- 2008-09-06 19:51:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.64596167 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013364
- Inclination
- 98.129°
- Ascending node
- 323.7738°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.9138°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.02°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 1 still in orbit
- GeoEye-1 · NORAD 33331 · in orbit
Delta 335 · re-entered October 21, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A high resolution Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
80th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 634th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 6, 11:50 AM PDT, in daylight
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GeoEye-1 launch?
GeoEye-1 launched on September 6, 2008 at 18:50 UTC.
Where can I watch GeoEye-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GeoEye-1?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did GeoEye-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Sep 6, 11:50 AM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did GeoEye-1 reach?
GeoEye-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 676 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did GeoEye-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).