Mission description
American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
February 24, 2009 at 9:55 AM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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February 24, 2009 at 9:55 AM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7394, -120.6192
American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
Minotaur-C · 3110
Height
31.6 m
Diameter
2.35 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
0
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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