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2001 · Orbital Sciences Corporation

OrbView-4

failureTaurus 2110 | OrbView-4

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.

Overview

Date / time
September 21, 2001 at 06:49 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 576E
Mission
OrbView-4
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Minotaur-C 2110 →
Launch provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation →