Titan II SLV
FailureLandsat 6 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 5, 1993, 17:56 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 5, 1993, 17:56 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 5, 1993, 17:56 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Landsat 6
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The Landsat 6 satellite was a commercial program jointly with the Department of Commerce (NOAA) and EOSAT Company that provided data for a wide range of Earth resources applications including environmental monitoring, natural resource exploration, urban planning, and cartography. The Landsat 6 satellite continued the series of operational Earth resource monitoring spacecraft begun with Landsat 1 in 1972.
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