Taurus 3110 | OCO
Status: Failure | Launched: Feb 24, 2009 09:55 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation (Commercial)
- Rocket: Minotaur-C 3110 — Minotaur family
Mission
American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 576E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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