Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008



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The Jason 2 satellite was launched into polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta-II rocket at 12:46 A.M. on Friday, June 20.

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008 A sequence of thirty-second exposures of the Delta-II launch.

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008 The upper stage of the Delta-II headed southeast over the Pacific Ocean.

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008 The second stage of the Delta-II burned out just after it exited the frame.

Slideshow of the Delta-II launch.

Delta II/Jason 2 launch, June 20, 2008 Panoramic view of nearly the entire launch.

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Comparison with previous Delta-II launches reveals their different trajectories.

Delta-II/COSMO-SkyMed launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, December 8, 2007 The second Italian COSMO-SkyMed mission was launched on a Delta-II booster at 6:31 PM PST on Saturday, December 8, 2007.

Delta II Launched, April 28, 2006 The Cloudsat and CALIPSO satellites were launched into orbit by a Delta-II rocket at 3:02:16 AM PDT Friday April 28, 2006.

Delta II - NOAA-N, May 20, 2005 The NOAA-18 satellite was launched from Vandenberg AFB on a Delta II booster at 3:22 A.M on Friday, May 20, 2005.

Delta II - AURA July 15, 2004 NASA's AURA satellite was launched from Vandenberg AFB on a Delta II booster at 3:02 A.M on Thursday, July 15, 2004.

Delta-II launches the AQUA Spacecraft from Vandenberg AFB on May 4, 2002 The AQUA spacecraft, part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS), was launched from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base by a Delta-II at 2:54 A.M. on May 4, 2002. This is a three frame composite time exposure taken from the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains about 35 miles from the launch pad.



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Kennedy Space Center Videos presents an overview of the Jason 2 mission.

Video of the separation of the spacecraft from the upper stage of the booster.


Previous launches from Vandenberg AFB More Vandenberg AFB launch photography.







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Photos of thirteen rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base:

Pegasus-XL/Wide-Field Infra-red Explorer (WIRE) March 4, 1999
Atlas-IIAS/Terra December 18, 1999
Delta II/Gravity Probe B, April 20, 2004
Minotaur/Streak September 22, 2005
Titan IV/National Reconnaissance Office satellite, October 19, 2005
Minuteman III, February 16, 2006
Minuteman III, April 2, 2008
Target Launch Vehicle, September 24, 2008
Delta-II/GeoEye 1, September 6, 2008
Delta II/Jason 2, June 20, 2008
Delta II/COSMO-Skymed, October 24, 2008
Taurus/Orbiting Carbon Observatory, February 24, 2009
Delta-II/Worldview 2, October 28, 2009

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Brian Webb's Space Archive Page provides launch schedule and ham radio information.



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