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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceDelta II 7420-10
Launched 2018-09-15 13:02 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
70th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
United Launch Alliance
7th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2W
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
301 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Launches
175
Successful
175
100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
38.7m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
3,099kg
Liftoff thrust
1,895kN
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