LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Sun Nov 02 1997
Brazilian Space Agency
SCD-2A
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(12:25 PM UTC)
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(12:25 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
VLS-1Description:
he VLS-1 was the Brazilian Space Agency's main satellite launch vehicle. The launch vehicle was to be capable of launching satellites into orbit. The launch site was located at the Alcântara Launch Center due to its proximity to the equator.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The satellites of the SCD (Satelites de Coleta de Dados) series are equipped to collect and transmit meteorological and environmental data collected by automatic platforms (PCD) installed on land or on oceanic buoys. The data is relayed to one or more ground stations.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Alcântara Launch Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
Pad
VLS Pad