MISSION NAME
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
Status
Success
DATE
11 FEB 2010
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
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.
Atlas V 401
Rocket Description
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.