TOPAZ 4 — 2016-010
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TOPAZ 4 — 2016-010 was an orbital attempt conducted on February 10, 2016 from VS using Delta 4M+(5,2), operated by ULAB and carrying 1 recorded payload entry. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- February 10, 2016
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Delta IV launch vehicle climbing above Cape Canaveral through a bright exhaust plume against a blue sky.
Credit: NASA / United States Air Force. License: Public domain (United States government).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
United States government photograph of a Delta IV launch vehicle carrying GOES-O from Cape Canaveral on June 27, 2009, visibly resolving the Delta IV flight stack during ascent.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
TOPAZ 4 — 2016-010 used Delta 4M+(5,2) from VS under ULAB. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 1,079 km, a recorded perigee of 180 km, an inclination of 0°, the Sat LEO D profile. 1 payload entry is connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicle
- Delta 4M+(5,2)
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- VS
- Operator
- ULAB
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat LEO D
- Recorded apogee
- 1,079 km
- Recorded perigee
- 180 km
- Inclination
- 0°
- Payload entries
- 1
- Catalog designation
- 2016-010
Payload manifest
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Other names mentioned
- Delta 4M+(5,2)Launch vehicle
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- ULABLaunch operator
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Sources
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