Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur-C 2110Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OrbView-4
Launched
September 21, 2001
Summary
OrbView-4 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-C 2110 from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 21, 2001. The mission failed. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 38th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,494th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Minotaur-C 2110 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Minotaur-C 2110 flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 38th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,494th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 576E, 1st this year · 606th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
558 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OrbView-4 launch?
OrbView-4 launched on September 21, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OrbView-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OrbView-4?
Minotaur-C 2110, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur-C 2110 spec sheet
Where did OrbView-4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was OrbView-4 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.