Thor Delta N6
FailureITOS B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 21, 1971, 11:32 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 21, 1971, 11:32 UTC – Thursday, Oct 21, 1971, 11:32 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
ITOS B
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
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