Delta 7920-10L | Aura
Aura (EOS CH-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the Earth’s ozone layer, air quality and climate. It is the third major component of the Earth Observing System following on Terra and Aqua.
Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants ("Light" and "Heavy"). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.
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Mission Profile
Aura was a Delta II 7920-10L mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 15, 2004. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. It was flown as part of the NASA Large Strategic Science Missions program. The launch was a success.