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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OCO-2
Launched
July 2, 2014
Summary
OCO-2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 2, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 85th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,385th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta II 7320-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OCO-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 695 × 701 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta II 7320-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 85th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,385th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OCO-2 · NORAD 40059 · 2014-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-035A
- Epoch
- 2014-07-02 10:56:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.60614176 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004196
- Inclination
- 98.2001°
- Ascending node
- 124.2505°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.403°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.7592°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- OCO-2 · NORAD 40059 · in orbit
Delta 367 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 measures atmospheric carbon dioxide from space with a three-channel grating spectrometer, replacing the original OCO lost in a 2009 launch failure. It flies at the head of the A-Train constellation.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
89th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 658th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OCO-2 launch?
OCO-2 launched on July 2, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OCO-2?
Coverage: NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) Launch From Vandenberg Air Force Base. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OCO-2?
Delta II 7320-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7320-10C spec sheet
Where did OCO-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OCO-2 reach?
OCO-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 695 × 701 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did OCO-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).