MesOrion 1 — 2023-S02
launch attemptNon-missile suborbital launchcompleted
MesOrion 1 — 2023-S02 was a non-missile suborbital launch conducted on February 16, 2023 from WI using Improved Orion, operated by GSFC. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Launch date
- February 16, 2023
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Red-and-white Improved Orion sounding rocket rising from an inclined launch rail through a bright exhaust plume.
Credit: NASA. License: Public domain (NASA).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
NASA photograph of an identified Improved Orion sounding rocket leaving its launch rail, with the red-and-white flight vehicle visible above the exhaust plume.
About this launch
Non-missile suborbital launch with recorded apogee at or above 80 km. 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.
MesOrion 1 — 2023-S02 used Improved Orion from WI under GSFC. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 129 km, the Tech profile. No separate payload manifest entry is attached to this attempt.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 16, 2023
- Vehicle
- Improved Orion
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- WI
- Operator
- GSFC
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Non-missile suborbital launch
- Destination / profile
- Tech
- Recorded apogee
- 129 km
- Payload entries
- 0
- Catalog designation
- 2023-S02
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Other names mentioned
- Improved OrionLaunch vehicle
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- GSFCLaunch operator
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Sources
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