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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 Apr 2005

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