Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Where to watch
Replay Launch webcastMore about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas V 401
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401
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What it put in orbit14 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 8 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 238 2012-048A | Payload | 866 × 1345 km · 63.4° | Globe |
| SMDC ONE 1.2 2012-048B | Payload | 447 × 548 km · 64.7° | Globe |
| AENEAS 2012-048C | Payload | 390 × 416 km · 64.6° | Globe |
| CSSWE 2012-048D | Payload | 397 × 429 km · 64.7° | Globe |
| CXBN 2012-048E | Payload | 446 × 544 km · 64.7° | Globe |
| CP5 2012-048F | Payload | 435 × 515 km · 64.6° | Globe |
| CINEMA 2012-048G | Payload | 386 × 409 km · 64.6° | Globe |
| RE 2012-048H | Payload | 447 × 549 km · 64.7° | Globe |
Show all 14 objects
| SMDC ONE 1.1 2012-048J | Payload | re-entered 2025-08-16 | |
| AEROCUBE 4.5A 2012-048K | Payload | re-entered 2026-07-02 | |
| AEROCUBE 4.5B 2012-048L | Payload | re-entered 2025-03-10 | |
| AEROCUBE 4 2012-048M | Payload | re-entered 2021-03-02 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 2012-048N | Rocket body | re-entered 2026-03-28 | |
| USA 238 DEB 2012-048P | Debris | 870 × 1341 km · 63.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2012-048. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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