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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
Launched
February 11, 2010
Summary
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 11, 2010. It was United Launch Alliance's 39th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,037th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit (Enhanced-GTO). Solar Dynamics Observatory, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,488 × 35,377 km orbit inclined 28.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit (Enhanced-GTO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 10th Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 39th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,037th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Solar Dynamics Observatory · NORAD 36395 · 2010-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-005A
- Epoch
- 2010-02-11 17:01:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.15694442 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6498966
- Inclination
- 28.565°
- Ascending node
- 192.884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.9192°
- Mean anomaly
- 353.0539°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 99999
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Enhanced-GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Solar Dynamics Observatory · NORAD 36395 · in orbit
Centaur AV-021 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission which is observing the Sun. SDO is a three-axis stabilized spacecraft, with two solar arrays, and two high-gain antennas, in an inclined geosynchronous orbit around Earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
45th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 669th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launch?
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launched on February 11, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)?
Coverage: Atlas V Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) reach?
Solar Dynamics Observatory, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,488 × 35,377 km orbit inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions