Delta II launched NASA's Aqua satellite from Vandenberg into a 705-km orbit to study Earth's water cycle, carrying instruments including AIRS, AMSU, and MODIS for climate and weather observation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.1 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 2 Delta II 7920-10L flights
- Date and time
- 4 May 2002, 09:54 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7920-10L
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2002-022
- Launches in 2002
- 22nd of 65
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