flown missionFailure

Delta 8930 | Orion 3

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAMay 05, 1999, 01:00 UTC

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

mission

Name: Orion 3
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

American communications satellite. The launch on 4 May 1999 was unsuccessful due to underperformance by the rocket booster and the satellite was left in a useless orbit.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 05, 1999, 01:00 UTC
Window opens: May 05, 1999, 01:00 UTC
Window closes: May 05, 1999, 01:00 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta III 8930
Family: Delta
Variant: 8930
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4458, -80.5657