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Launch Vehicle
SOHO was launched onboard the U.S. Atlas II-AS (AC-121) spacecraft on Saturday 2 December 1995 (08:08 UT).

  • Gross Mass: 161 950 kg
  • Empty Mass: 6050 kg
  • Thrust: 39 400 kgf. Isp: 316 sec.
  • Burn time: 283 per second
  • Propellants: Lox/Kerosene
  • Isp(sl): 220 per second
  • Diameter: 3.1m
  • Span: 3.1m
  • Length: 24.9m
  • Country: U.S.
  • Number of Engines: 1 (RS-56-OSA)
  • Status: Hardware

Last Update: 08 April 2005

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