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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
Launched
August 30, 2012
Summary
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 30, 2012. It was United Launch Alliance's 64th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,238th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Atlas V 401 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Radiation Belt Storm Probe A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 591 × 30,547 km orbit inclined 10.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 13th Atlas V 401 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 64th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,238th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A · NORAD 38752 · 2012-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-046A
- Epoch
- 2012-08-30 09:16:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.67143748 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6826756
- Inclination
- 10.0769°
- Ascending node
- 282.4047°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.3008°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.3076°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Radiation Belt Storm Probe A · NORAD 38752
- Radiation Belt Storm Probe B · NORAD 38753
Centaur AV-032 · deorbited August 30, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Van Allen Probes will study the Van Allen Radiation Belts that surround Earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 4th this year · 690th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launch?
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launched on August 30, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Radiation Belt Storm Probe A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Radiation Belt Storm Probe A?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Radiation Belt Storm Probe A reach?
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 591 × 30,547 km orbit inclined 10.1°.
How many satellites did Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Radiation Belt Storm Probe A part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions