United States Air ForceDelta III 8930Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orion 3
Launched
May 5, 1999
Summary
Orion 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta III 8930 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 5, 1999. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 1,010th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta III 8930 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta III 8930 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta III 8930 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,010th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,314th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Orion 3 · NORAD 25727 · in orbit
Delta 269 · re-entered June 5, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite. The launch on 4 May 1999 was unsuccessful due to underperformance by the rocket booster and the satellite was left in a useless orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
110th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 564th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
121 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Orion 3 launch?
Orion 3 launched on May 5, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orion 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orion 3?
Delta III 8930, flown by United States Air Force. Delta III 8930 spec sheet
Where did Orion 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Orion 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Orion 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).