Aqua
Delta 7920-10L
United States Air Force
Mission
Aqua
Type: Earth Science
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
710 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Delta 7920-10L – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Delta
- Length: 40 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 232 T
The Delta 7920-10L was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 2002-05-04. Delta 7920-10L has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. 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 – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
