LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Oct 18 2001
United States Air Force

QuickBird 2

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(6:51 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(6:51 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(6:51 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta II 7320

Description:

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Delta II 7320 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W