RocketPegasus XL
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad RW13
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyOSC-FairfaxUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 15, 2016, 13:37
- Launch designation
- 2016-078
- Mission
- CYGNSS
- Vehicle flight ID
- F43
- Year
- Launches in 2016
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 575 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.232 t
- Payloads
- 8
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYGNSS FM05 | 2016-078ANORAD 41884 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM04 | 2016-078BNORAD 41885 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM02 | 2016-078CNORAD 41886 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM01 | 2016-078DNORAD 41887 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM08 | 2016-078ENORAD 41888 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM06 | 2016-078FNORAD 41889 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jun 13, 2024 |
| CYGNSS FM07 | 2016-078GNORAD 41890 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
| CYGNSS FM03 | 2016-078HNORAD 41891 | NASA Langley Research Center | Earth science | 29 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.