1999 · United States Air Force
Orion 3
failureDelta 8930 | Orion 3
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 5, 1999 at 01:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Mission
- Orion 3
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit