Launch Failure

VLS-1 | SACI-2

Name: VLS-1 | SACI-2
Start: 1999-12-11T18:25:00.000Z
End: 1999-12-11T18:25:00.000Z
Location: Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

December 11, 1999 at 6:25 PM UTC

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

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December 11, 1999 at 6:25 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

VLS Pad

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil · -2.3177, -44.3700

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Rocket: VLS-1
Launch site: VLS Pad
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 11, 1999 at 6:25 PM UTC
Window closes: December 11, 1999 at 6:25 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 4:25 AM UTC

Mission description

SACI 2 (Satélite Científico 2) is a 60 kg scientific satellite (Scientific Applications Satellite) launched on the 11th December 1999 on the second flight of the Brazilian VLS-1. Failure of the launcher second stage prevented it from reaching orbit.

Vehicle

VLS-1

VLS · 1

Height

19.5 m

Diameter

1.01 m

LEO capacity

120 kg

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Launch complex

VLS Pad

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

The Alcântara Space Center, formerly known as Alcântara Launch Center is a space center and launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city of Alcântara, located on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast, in the state of Maranhão.

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