EarthCARE Mission

completedLaunch 2024-101

Launched 5/28/2024LEOService CSat SSO D

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

EarthCARE

active

Earth Observation

Launch Stack

Operator: SpaceX
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Site: South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CaliforniaUS

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: active 1
Payload Mission Types: Earth Observation 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The EarthCARE mission, a joint Earth science mission of ESA and JAXA, is scheduled to launch on 2024-05-28 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 21, 2024Ariane 6 inaugural launch planned for first half of July

ESA's Operations Centre in Germany is running a series of simulations for the liftoff and early orbit phase of the EarthCARE mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Apr 17, 2024ESA's EarthCARE Satellite Set for Launch and Aims to Deliver Key Insights on Earth's Climate

Europe’s Vega-C rocket is slated to launch ESA’s EarthCARE mission in early 2024.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 23, 2022Dark clouds, silver linings: Five ways war in Ukraine is transforming the space domain