United States Air ForceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Icesat
Launched
January 13, 2003
Image: NASA/Ball Aerospace
Summary
Icesat launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7320 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 13, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,046th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,578th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta II 7320 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Icesat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 602 km orbit inclined 94.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320 · United States Air ForceNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 4th Delta II 7320 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,046th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,578th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Icesat · NORAD 27642 · 2003-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ICESAT
- Object ID
- 2003-002A
- Epoch
- 2003-01-13 03:21:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.92409987 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006159
- Inclination
- 93.9949°
- Ascending node
- 181.0593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 224.6854°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.3878°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Icesat · NORAD 27642 · re-entered August 30, 2010
- Chips · NORAD 27643 · in orbit
Delta 294 · re-entered March 18, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Oceanography, gravimetry, altimetry mission.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 614th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
253 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Icesat launch?
Icesat launched on January 13, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Icesat?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Icesat?
Delta II 7320, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7320 spec sheet
Where did Icesat launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Icesat reach?
Icesat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 602 km orbit inclined 94.0°.
How many satellites did Icesat launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Icesat part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions