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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II 7420-10 rocket will deliver the Ice, Cloud and land Eleva-tion Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft to a 250 nmi (463 km), near-circular polar orbit. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vanden-berg Air Force Base, California.
ICESat-2, with its single instrument, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), will provide scientists with height measurements to create a global portrait of Earth’s third dimension, gathering data that can precisely track changes of terrain including glaciers, sea ice, forests and more. ATLAS is a
photon-counting laser altimeter that advances technology from the first ICESat mission launched on a Delta II in 2003 and operated until 2009. Our planet’s frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, are a key focus of NASA’s Earth science research. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much, our cryosphere is changing in a warming climate, while also measuring heights across Earth’s temperate and tropical regions and take stock of the vege-tation in forests worldwide. The ICESat-2 mission is implemented by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Northrop Grumman built the spacecraft. NASA’s Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center is responsible for launch management.
In addition to ICESat-2, this mission includes four CubeSats which will launch from dispens-ers mounted to the Delta II second stage. The CubeSats were designed and built by UCLA, University of Central Florida, and Cal Poly. The miniaturized satellites will conduct research in space weather, changing electric potential and resulting discharge events on spacecraft and damping behavior of tungsten powder in a zero-gravity environment.
Booster
Second Stage
Graphite EpoxyMotors
ICESat-2Spacecraft
InterstageAdapter
Payload Fairing
AJ10-118K Engine
RS-27A Engine
Payload AttachFitting
Centerbody Section
MISSION
DELTA II For nearly 30 years, the reliable Delta II rocket has been an industry workhorse, launching critical capabilities for NASA, the Air Force and customers around the world. From its origin as the launch vehicle for the first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to science and interplanetary satellites, including Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, to vital commercial communication and imaging satellites, the Delta II rocket has truly earned its place in space history. First Launch: February 14, 1989Launches to date: 154
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With more than a century of combined heritage, United Launch Alliance is the nation’s most expe-rienced and reliable launch service provider. ULA has successfully deliv-ered more than 125 satellites to orbit that provide critical capabilities for troops in the field, aid meteorologists in tracking severe weather, enable personal device-based GPS naviga-tion and unlock the mysteries of our solar system.
MISSION SUCCESS
Image Credit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Payload Fairing (PLF)The PLF is a composite bisector (two-piece shell) 10-ft diameter fairing. The PLF encapsulates the spacecraft to protect it from the launch environment on ascent. The vehicle’s height with the 10-ft PLF is approximately 132 ft.
Second StageThe Delta II second stage is a hypergolic- (Aerozine 50 and Nitrogen Tetroxide) fueled vehicle with propellant tanks constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. It uses a single AJ10-118K engine producing 9,850 lb of thrust. The second stage’s guidance section provides the structural support for the propellant tanks, the PLF, mountings for vehicle electronics and the structural and electronic interfaces with the spacecraft.
BoosterThe Delta II booster is 8-ft in diameter and approximately 87-ft in length. The booster’s fuel and oxidizer tanks are structurally rigid and constructed of stiffened isogrid aluminum barrels and spun-formed aluminum domes. The booster is completed by the centerbody, which joins the fuel and oxidizer tanks and the LO2 skirt. Propulsion is provided by the RS-27A engine which burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liquid oxygen, and delivers 200,000 lb thrust at sea level. The booster is controlled by the second-stage avionics system which provides guidance and flight control during flight.
Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEMs)The Delta II 7420-10 launch vehicle uses four GEMs, approximately 40 in. in diameter and 42-ft in length. The GEMs are constructed of a graphite-epoxy composite and are jettisoned by structural thrusters.
LAUNCHVEHICLE
MISSIONOVERVIEW
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DELTA IV HEAVY
1 De Soto, CA RS-68A Engine Fabrication at
Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering3 Decatur, AL Booster, Payload Fairing and
Second Stage Fabrication4 West Palm Beach, FL RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet
Rocketdyne
13
2
4
5
DELTA IV 5,4
1 De Soto, CA RS-68A Engine Fabrication at
Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Brigham City, UT Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
3 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering4 Decatur, AL ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and
Second Stage Fabrication5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet
Rocketdyne
13
2
4
5
DELTA IV 5,2
1 De Soto, CA RS-68A Engine Fabrication at
Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Brigham City, UT Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
3 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering4 Decatur, AL ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and
Second Stage Fabrication5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet
Rocketdyne
1 2
3
4
57
6
ATLAS V 551
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
1 2
3
4
57
6
ATLAS V 541
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
1 2
3
4
57
6
ATLAS V 531
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
1 2
3
4
57
6
ATLAS V 521
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
1 2
3
4
57
6
ATLAS V 511
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 3 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash7 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
1
2
3
46
5
ATLAS V 501
1 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering 2 Harlingen, TX Payload Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication3 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Final Assembly4 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne5 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash6 Zurich, Switzerland 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space
ATLAS V 431
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica-
tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering3 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Payload
Fairing Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication
4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final
Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Centaur Final Assembly
5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash
1 2
35
6
4
ATLAS V 421
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica-
tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering3 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Payload
Fairing Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication
4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final
Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Centaur Final Assembly
5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash
1 2
35
6
4
ATLAS V 411
1 2
35
4
ATLAS V 411
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica-
tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering3 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Payload
Fairing Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication
4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final
Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Centaur Final Assembly
5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash
1 2
356
4
ATLAS V 401
1 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design
Center Engineering2 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Payload
Fairing Adapter, Booster Adapter & Centaur Adapter Fabrication
3 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final
Assembly, Centaur Tank Fabrication & Centaur Final Assembly
4 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1 Engine Fabrication
at Aerojet Rocketdyne5 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at
NPO Energomash
1
245
3
23
1
54
1 Sacramento, CA RS-27A and AJ10-118K Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne2 Magna, UT Graphite Epoxy Motor Fabrication at Northrop Grumman3 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering4 Iuka, MS Payload Fairing Fabrication at Northrop Grumman5 Decatur, AL Booster, Payload Fairing & Second Stage Fabrication
DELTA IIPRODUCTION
SPACELAUNCHCOMPLEX-2 PROCESSING
FLIGHTPROFILE
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB ATLAS V 421
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 411
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 401
FixedLaunchPlatform
Centaur
Booster1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 431
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Boattail
FairingHalves
Spacecraft
ISA
Centaur
ASA
VAFB ATLAS V 501
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 511
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 521
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 531
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster1 Remote Launch Control Center
(RLCC) Launch Control Center & Mission
Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 541
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster1 Remote Launch Control Center
(RLCC) Launch Control Center & Mission
Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 551
1
2
3
4
5
Fairing Halves
Payload Adapter Fittings
Spacecraft
SecondStage Booster
PayloadTransporter
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
MobileAssembly
Shelter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Building 945 Receiving, Inspection, Staging & Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing,
Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB DIV_5-2
1
2
3
4
5
Fairing Halves
Payload Adapter Fittings
Spacecraft
Second Stage Booster
PayloadTransporter
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
MobileAssembly
Shelter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Building 945 Receiving, Inspection, Staging & Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate &Integrated Operations
VAFB DIV_5-4
1
2
3
4
MobileAssemblyShelter
BoostersSecondStage
Payload AdapterFittings
Spacecraft
PayloadTransporter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing,
Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB DELTA IV HEAVY
Booster
10-ft PayloadFairing
Graphite EpoxyMotors
SecondStage
PayloadAdapterFitting
InterstageAdapter
2
3
1
5
Fixed UmbilicalTower (FUT)
4
1 Building 1670 Receiving, Inspection, Staging,
Final Processing & Material Stores
2 Building 836 Receiving, Inspection & Booster
Transfer
3 Hazardous Processing Receiving, Inspection, Destruct
Installation & Second Stage Nozzle Installation
4 Spacecraft Processing Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
DELTA II VAFB, CA
Spacecraft
CAPE ATLAS V 551
4MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 541
4MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 531
4MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
4MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
CAPE ATLAS V 521
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Solid RocketBoosters
CAPE ATLAS V 511
4
PayloadTransporter
3
1
2
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
MobileLaunchPlatform
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 501
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
4 MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
1
2
SpacecraftPayload
Fairing Halves
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 431
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft PayloadFairingHalves
3
2
1
4MobileLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 421
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft PayloadFairingHalves
3
2
1
4MobileLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
CAPE ATLAS V 411
Solid RocketBooster
3
2
1
4
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft PayloadFairingHalves
MobileLaunchPlatform
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
CAPE ATLAS V 401
BoattailISA
Centaur
Spacecraft
Booster
PayloadFairingHalves
3
2
1
4MobileLaunchPlatform
1 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
2 Receipt Inspection Shop Receiving, Inspection, Staging
& Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
PayloadTransporter
LaunchTable
Spacecraft
CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,4)
1
2
3
5
4
SecondStage
Booster
FairingHalves
PayloadAdapterFittings
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
1 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
2 Receipt Inspection Shop Receiving, Inspection, Staging
& Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
PayloadTransporter
LaunchTable
Spacecraft
CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,2)
1
2
3
5
4
Booster
FairingHalves
PayloadAdapterFittings
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
SecondStage
1 Delta Operations Center Mission Director’s Center &
Second Stage Processing 2 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Booster(s)
1
CAPE DELTA IV HEAVY
2
3
4
PayloadTransporter
Spacecraft
FairingHalves
PayloadAdapterFittings
SecondStage
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
89
10 11 1213
15
14
Longitude (deg)
Geo
detic
Lat
itude
(deg
)
80
60
40
20
0
-20
-80
-60
-40
-135 -90 -45 0 1359045
Launch Vehicle /Spacecraft GroundtrackTDRS Asset Geostationary Orbital Position
TEL-4
BOSS
456
7
9
10
8
11
12
1314
15
TDRS E TDRS ZTDRS W
All Values Approximate
Time(hr:min:sec)Event
1 Engine Ignition -00:00:02.7Liftoff (Thrust to Weight > 1) 00:00:00.0Mach 1 00:00:30.7Maximum Dynamic Pressure 00:00:46.0 Four GEM Jettison 00:01:22.5 Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) 00:04:24.7 First Stage Separation 00:04:33.5 Second Stage Ignition 00:04:39.0 Payload Fairing Jettison 00:05:01.5 First Cutoff—Second Stage (SECO-1) 00:10:57.4First Restart—Second Stage 00:47:36.5 Second Cutoff—Second Stage (SECO-2) 00:47:42.3ICESat-2 Separation 00:52:43.5Second Restart—Second Stage 01:10:53.5 Third Cutoff—Second Stage (SECO-3) 01:11:01.6Begin CubeSat Deployment 01:16:02.0 Third Restart— Second Stage 01:50:04.0 Fourth Cutoff—Second Stage (SECO-4) 01:50:41.5 Impact 02:10:46.9
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ICESat-2 Orbit at Separation Semi-major Axis: 3,696.38 nmi | Eccentricity: 0.001 degInclination: 92.0 deg | Argument of Perigee: 108.95 deg