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Aqua

Delta 7920-10L

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Aqua

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

The focus for the Aqua (formerly EOS PM) satellite is the multidisciplinary study of the Earth’s interrelated processes (atmosphere, oceans, and land-surface) and their relationship to Earth system changes.

Location


Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Space Launch Complex 2W has witnessed the launch of 97 rockets, including 97 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 774 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 2W

Rocket


McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7920-10L

Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants (“Light” and “Heavy”). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.

Agency


United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

United States Air Force
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