September 21, 2001 6:49 pm
OrbView-4
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Minotaur-C 2110
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
18:49 UTC
Window Close
18:49 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 21, 2001 · 18:49 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload
OrbView-4
Rocket
Minotaur-C 2110
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Space Launch Complex 576E
Launch Overview
Window Open
18:49 UTC
Window Close
18:49 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 21, 2001 · 18:49 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload
OrbView-4
Rocket
Minotaur-C 2110
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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