Delta 8930 | Orion 3
Status: Failure | Launched: May 05, 1999 01:00 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Delta III 8930 — Delta family
Mission
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.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.