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Atlas V 401 | SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)

February 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas V 401 | SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) launch image
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February 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission which is observing the Sun. SDO is a three-axis stabilized spacecraft, with two solar arrays, and two high-gain antennas, in an inclined geosynchronous orbit around Earth.

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Vehicle

Atlas V 401

Atlas · 401

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

9,050 kg

Successful launches

41

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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