flown missionFailure

Pegasus XL | High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) & Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-B (SAC-B)

Orbital Sciences CorporationWallops Flight Facility — Air launch to orbit

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

schedule

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Fail reason
Battery failure in the Pegasus XL rocket third stage, satellites did not separate from third stage.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Pegasus XL
Family
Pegasus
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Wallops Flight Facility
Location
Air launch to orbit
Country
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