Aquarius Arrives
December 12, 2012
The Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft is offloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California following its arrival from Campos, Brazil.
Following final tests, the spacecraft will be integrated to a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket in preparation for launch to low Earth orbit.
Image credit: VAFB/30th Space Wing
March 30, 2011
Topics:
SAC-D, Space technology, Spaceflight, Launch Services Program, Naval Ocean Surveillance System, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Aquarius, Spacecraft
