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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7920-10CSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
STSS-DEMO/GMD
Launched
September 25, 2009
Summary
STSS-DEMO/GMD launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10C from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 25, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 33rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,009th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Delta II 7920-10C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7920-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Delta II 7920-10C flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 33rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,009th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- STSS 1 · NORAD 35937 · in orbit
- STSS 2 · NORAD 35938 · in orbit
Delta 344 · re-entered February 20, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite to demonstrate new technology for missile detection early wanring systems. Used in later operation capacities.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
131st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 666th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
202 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STSS-DEMO/GMD launch?
STSS-DEMO/GMD launched on September 25, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STSS-DEMO/GMD?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched STSS-DEMO/GMD?
Delta II 7920-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7920-10C spec sheet
Where did STSS-DEMO/GMD launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was STSS-DEMO/GMD going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did STSS-DEMO/GMD launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).