September 21, 2001 at 6:49 PM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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September 21, 2001 at 6:49 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7394, -120.6192
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.
Minotaur-C · 2110
Height
27.9 m
Diameter
2.35 m
LEO capacity
1,380 kg
Successful launches
1
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.
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