Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur CSpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Glory
Launched
March 4, 2011
Image: NASA
Summary
Glory launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur C from Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 4, 2011. The mission failed. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 61st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,116th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Minotaur C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
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- Vehicle
- Minotaur C · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Minotaur C flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 61st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,116th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Glory was a NASA Earth science satellite designed to measure atmospheric aerosols and total solar irradiance for climate research. The Taurus XL fairing failed to separate and the satellite fell into the Pacific Ocean.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 8, 2nd this year · 647th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Glory launch?
Glory launched on March 4, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Glory?
Coverage: LIFTOFF of the Taurus XL rocket carrying the Glory observatory(failed,fairing didn't separate). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Glory?
Minotaur C, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur C spec sheet
Where did Glory launch from?
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Glory going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.