flown missionFailure

Delta 3914 | OTS 1

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 13, 1977, 23:31 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: OTS 1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Experimental communications satellite developed by ESRO and operated by ESA

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 13, 1977, 23:31 UTC
Window opens: Sep 13, 1977, 23:31 UTC
Window closes: Sep 13, 1977, 23:31 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta 3914
Family: Delta
Variant: 3914
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4472, -80.5650