VANDENBERG AFB, Calif., Nov. 21, 2000 — Two earth-observing satellites and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data were launched into orbit today aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket.

The rocket lifted off the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 2 at 10:24 a.m. PST, carrying spacecraft for NASA, Argentina, and Sweden. The two primary payloads were NASA's New Millennium Program Earth-Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite, plus Argentina's first earth-observing satellite, the Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C (SAC-C). The secondary payload was Sweden's Munin nanosatellite.