| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Van Allen Probe A (RBSP-A, Radiation Belt Storm Probes) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Science |
| Class of Orbit | Elliptical |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 591 |
| Apogee (km) | 30534 |
| Eccentricity | 0.682617120711273 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 10.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 539.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 647.6 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 30-08-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-046A |
| NORAD Number | 38752 |
| Comments | Study the Earth´s radiation belts on various scales of space and time. |