Orbital Sciences Corporation
OCO
Minotaur-C 3110
FAILURE
Failure
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 · 09:55 UTC
Mission
/01American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Minotaur-C 3110
Variant: 3110
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.739° N, 120.619° W
8
Pad Launches
637
Location Launches
56
Agency Launches
9
Orbital This Year