Coriolis

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:19:00

Monday January 6, 2003

Mission Details

The Coriolis satellite is a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Earth and space observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

395 kilograms

Retired

Active 1988 to 2003

Agency

Price

$35.00 million

Rocket

Height: 42.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,900 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.05m

Height: 9.1m

Stages

2

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

24th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2003

1st

Orbital launch attempt