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Lucy

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 16, 2021, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 16, 2021 · 09:34 UTCLaunch 2021-093Launch no. 6,134 in the log
RocketAtlas V 401variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 16, 2021, 09:34
Launch designation
2021-093
Mission
Lucy
Vehicle flight ID
AV-096

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
166 km
Initial apogee
305 km
Inclination
28.5°
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Lucy2021-093ANORAD 49328NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterDeep space1,550 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 16, 2021

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