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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-10LSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
STEREO A & B
Launched
October 26, 2006
Summary
STEREO A & B launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-10L from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 26, 2006. It was United States Air Force's 1,076th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,801st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7925-10L flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-10L · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7925-10L flightUnited States Air Force's 1,076th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,801st orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- STEREO A · NORAD 29510 · left Earth orbit October 26, 2006
- STEREO B · NORAD 29511 · left Earth orbit October 26, 2006
Delta 319 · re-entered November 1, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dual satellite mission employing nearly identical observatories to provide 3D stereoscopic imagery of solar coronal mass ejections
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
126th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 643rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
651 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STEREO A & B launch?
STEREO A & B launched on October 26, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STEREO A & B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched STEREO A & B?
Delta II 7925-10L, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-10L spec sheet
Where did STEREO A & B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was STEREO A & B going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did STEREO A & B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).