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Delta II | QuickBird 2

October 18, 2001 at 6:51 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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October 18, 2001 at 6:51 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

Launch probability
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Mission description

The QuickBird commercial imaging satellite was owned by DigitalGlobe (formerly EarthWatch) and used a Ball BCP2000 bus with a launch mass of 1028 kg and a dry mass of about 995 kg.

Vehicle

Delta II 7320

Delta · 7320

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

2,800 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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