flown missionPartial Failure

Delta IV Heavy | Demosat and 3CS-1 & 2

BoeingSpace Launch Complex 37B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USADec 21, 2004, 21:50 UTC

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 21, 2004, 21:50 UTC
Window opens: Dec 21, 2004, 21:50 UTC
Window closes: Dec 21, 2004, 21:50 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:43 UTC
Fail reason: Two nanosats were lost after a first stage anomaly. Additionally, the mass simulator was placed into the wrong orbit.

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta IV Heavy
Family: Delta
Variant: Heavy
Provider: Boeing
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Delta IV Heavy inaugural launch

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 37B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5317, -80.5649