Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Van Allen Probes (RBSP)
The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, are two robotic spacecraft being used to study the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth. NASA is conducting the Van Allen Probes mission as part of the Living With a Star program.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 1,500.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2012
48th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
63rd mission
7th mission of 2012
62nd successful mission
58th consecutive successful mission
Atlas V
32nd mission
4th mission of 2012
31st successful mission
22nd consecutive successful mission