flown missionFailure

Taurus 3110 | OCO

Orbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 576E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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

mission

Name
OCO
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Minotaur-C 3110
Family
Minotaur
Variant
3110
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles