RocketAtlas V 401
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 30, 2012, 08:05
- Launch designation
- 2012-046
- Mission
- RBSP-A
- Flight name
- RBSP A/B
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-032
- Year
- Launches in 2012
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 167 km
- Initial apogee
- 600 km
- Inclination
- 25.5°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.3 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation Belt Storm Probe A | 2012-046ANORAD 38752 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 648 kg | Renamed · Nov 9, 2012 |
| Radiation Belt Storm Probe B | 2012-046BNORAD 38753 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 667 kg | Renamed · Nov 9, 2012 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.