Failure
Orion 3
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta III 8930
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Wednesday, May 5, 1999 at 1:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,314
USAF Mission
#1,010
Pad Launch
#110
Location Launch
#564
Designator
1999-024
Launch Window
NET
May 5, 1999, 1:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta III 8930 Specs
The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.
Length
35 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
301 t
Thrust
4,889 kN
LEO Capacity
8,290 kg
GTO Capacity
3,810 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1998
Fastest Turnaround
8mo 10d
Total Launches
3
Successful
1
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Aug 26, 1998
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
May 4, 1999, 9:00 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778