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Rideshare Mission

ICESat/CHIPSat

succesfull


Launch operator

Boeing

Launch date

13 January 2003

Launcher

Delta II

Spacecraft launched

2

Launch Location

SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California, USA

Orbit

SSO

Spacecraft integrators

Boeing
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Rideshare Mission

ICESat/CHIPSat

succesfull


SmallsatTypeCustomerCountryPurpose
ICESat (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite, ICESat-1, EOS-LAM)LEOMicroSat > 500kgsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)USAEarth Observation
CHIPSat (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Satellite, UNEX-1)LEOMicroSat 50-100kgsBerkeley, University of CaliforniaUSAScientific Research

Rideshare Mission

ICESat/CHIPSat

succesfull


Delta II launching the STEREO mission for NASA

CHIPSat in orbit

ICESat-1 in orbit

Rideshare Mission

ICESat/CHIPSat

succesfull