LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Delta III 8930 Orion 3

Name: USAF Delta III 8930 Orion 3
Start: 1999-05-05T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Status

Failure

DATE

5 MAY 1999

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Description

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.

Delta III 8930

Rocket Description

The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.

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