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Atlas V 401 | Radiation Belt Storm Probe A

Name: Atlas V 401 | Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
Start: 2012-08-30T08:05:27.000Z
End: 2012-08-30T08:05:27.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

August 30, 2012 at 8:05 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas V 401 | Radiation Belt Storm Probe A launch image — Mission imagery · Atlas V 401

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August 30, 2012 at 8:05 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 41

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

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Rocket: Atlas V 401
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: August 30, 2012 at 8:05 AM UTC
Window closes: August 30, 2012 at 8:05 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

The Van Allen Probes will study the Van Allen Radiation Belts that surround Earth.

Vehicle

Atlas V 401

Atlas · 401

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

9,050 kg

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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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