Deep Space Climate Observatory

American solar research spacecraft. Deep Space Climate Observatory was launched on February 11, 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 12, 2015).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: DSCOVR
Common name: Deep Space Climate Observatory
Payload designation: Deep Space Climate Obsy.
International designator: 2015-007A
NORAD catalog number: 40390
GCAT identifier: S40390
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/762

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Triana
Owner: NOAA
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): SMEX-LITE

Launch

Date: February 11, 2015 · 23:03 UTC
Launch record: 2015-007Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 187 km
Apogee: 1,371,156 km
Inclination: 37.03°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: February 12, 2015
Last known active: Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass: 570 kg
Dry mass: 425 kg
Length: 1.9 m
Diameter: 1.37 m
Span: 7.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00965
Final central body: SEL1
Phase start: March 4, 2015
Phase outcome: In orbit

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Feb 12, 2015	Earth	Mar 4, 2015	Escaped to another body	SEL1

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1182418 (CC0).