Failure
OrbView-4
Earth Science
Orbital Sciences Corporation(OSC)Commercial
Minotaur-C 2110
SSOorbit
Orbview 4 was a high resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite imagery. OrbView 4's imaging instrument was to provide one-meter panchromatic imagery and four-meter multispectral imagery. OrbView 4 was lost in an launch failure, when the Taurus-2110 carrier rocket suffered an loss of control, which was recovered, but orbit was not achieved.
Friday, September 21, 2001 at 6:49 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,494
OSC Mission
#38
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#606
Launch Window
NET
Sep 21, 2001, 6:49 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Space Launch Complex 576E
Launch Complex 576 is a group of rocket launch pads at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The pads were used from 1959 until 1971 to launch SM-65 Atlas missiles. The site was also known as Complex ABRES. Pads in Area 576 include 576A-1, 576A-2 and 576A-3, 576B-1, 576B-2 and 576B-3, 576-C, 576-D, 576-E, OSTF-1 and OSTF-2.
Total Launches
9
Orbital Attempts
9
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 22d
Minotaur-C 2110 Specs
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Length
27.9 m
Diameter
2.35 m
Launch Mass
73 t
Thrust
1,380 kN
LEO Capacity
1,380 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2001
Fastest Turnaround
1y 9mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Sep 21, 2001
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Sep 21, 2001, 11:49 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202