United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OAO B
Launched
November 30, 1970
Image: US Air Force
Summary
OAO B launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 30, 1970. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 535th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,157th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 535th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,157th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Astronomical observatory. Mission failed when the payload shroud of the launch vehicle failed to separate.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 252nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
643 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OAO B launch?
OAO B launched on November 30, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OAO B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OAO B?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did OAO B launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OAO B going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.