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Delta II 7420-10 | ICESat-2

September 15, 2018 at 1:02 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Delta II 7420-10 | ICESat-2 launch image
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September 15, 2018 at 1:02 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7556, -120.6224

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Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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September 15, 2018 at 12:46 PM UTC
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September 15, 2018 at 1:49 PM UTC
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Mission description

ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2) is a NASA Earth observation mission for measuring ice sheet elevation and sea ice freeboard, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.

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Vehicle

Delta II 7420-10C

Delta · 7420-10C

Height

38.7 m

Diameter

2.4 m

LEO capacity

3,099 kg

Successful launches

6

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

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