ULA Atlas V 401 Radiation Belt Storm Probe A

Name: ULA Atlas V 401 Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
Start: 2012-08-30T08:05:27.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 41

Atlas V 401

Status

Success

Date

30 AUG 2012

08:05

Launch Provider

United Launch Alliance

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Atlas V 401

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.8 m

Launch Mass

590 T

Thrust

3,827 kN