LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Aug 30 2012
United Launch Alliance
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 401Description:
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- The Van Allen Probes will study the Van Allen Radiation Belts that surround Earth.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41