Brazilian Space Agency

SCD-2A

VLS-1

FAILURE
Failure

Sunday, November 2, 1997 · 12:25 UTC

Mission

/01

The satellites of the SCD (Satelites de Coleta de Dados) series are equipped to collect and transmit meteorological and environmental data collected by automatic platforms (PCD) installed on land or on oceanic buoys. The data is relayed to one or more ground stations.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

VLS-1

Variant: 1

Launch Pad

VLS Pad

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

-2.318° S, 44.370° W

1

Pad Launches

1

Location Launches

1

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69

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