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Solar Probe Plus

Delta 4H/Star 48BV launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 12, 2018, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 12, 2018 · 07:31 UTCLaunch 2018-065Launch no. 5,767 in the log
RocketDelta 4H/Star 48BV
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 12, 2018, 07:31
Launch designation
2018-065
Mission
Solar Probe Plus
Flight name
Parker Solar Probe
Vehicle flight ID
D4-37/D380

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
170 km
Initial apogee
182 km
Inclination
33.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.685 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Parker Solar Probe2018-065ANORAD 43592NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterDeep space685 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 12, 2018

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.