United States Air ForceDelta II 7320Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
QuickBird 2
Launched
October 18, 2001
Summary
QuickBird 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7320 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 18, 2001. It was United States Air Force's 1,038th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,500th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 7320 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). QuickBird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 473 km orbit inclined 97.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta II 7320 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,038th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,500th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
QuickBird 2 · NORAD 26953 · 2001-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- QUICKBIRD 2
- Object ID
- 2001-047A
- Epoch
- 2001-10-18 19:50:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.34152358 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000299
- Inclination
- 97.2079°
- Ascending node
- 5.322°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.2353°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.8592°
- 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; none still in orbit
- QuickBird 2 · NORAD 26953 · re-entered January 27, 2015
Delta 288 · re-entered October 25, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The QuickBird commercial imaging satellite was owned by DigitalGlobe (formerly EarthWatch) and used a Ball BCP2000 bus with a launch mass of 1028 kg and a dry mass of about 995 kg.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 608th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
331 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did QuickBird 2 launch?
QuickBird 2 launched on October 18, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch QuickBird 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched QuickBird 2?
Delta II 7320, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7320 spec sheet
Where did QuickBird 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did QuickBird 2 reach?
QuickBird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 473 km orbit inclined 97.2°.
How many satellites did QuickBird 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).