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FailureOrion 3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 01:00 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 01:00 UTC – Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 01:00 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Orion 3
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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