United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jason-2
Launched
June 20, 2008 · 07:46 UTC
Image: U.S. Air Force/Joe Davila
Summary
Jason-2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 20, 2008 at 07:46 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 20th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,917th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta II 7320 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Jason-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,337 × 1,343 km orbit inclined 66.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta II 7320 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 20th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,917th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jason-2 · NORAD 33105 · 2008-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-032A
- Epoch
- 2008-06-20 08:52:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.82229964 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003755
- Inclination
- 66.036°
- Ascending node
- 102.3815°
- Arg. of perigee
- 235.0235°
- Mean anomaly
- 124.9153°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Jason-2 · NORAD 33105 · in orbit
Delta 334 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A joint mission between NASA and CNES. It's mission, to survey and monitor sea surface height.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
79th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 633rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 20, 12:46 AM PDT, at night
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
194 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Jason-2 launch?
Jason-2 launched on June 20, 2008 at 07:46 UTC.
Where can I watch Jason-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Jason-2?
Delta II 7320, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7320 spec sheet
Where did Jason-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 20, 12:46 AM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did Jason-2 reach?
Jason-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,337 × 1,343 km orbit inclined 66.0°.
How many satellites did Jason-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).