MISSION NAME
OAO B
Status
Failure
DATE
30 NOV 1970
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Description
Astronomical observatory. Mission failed when the payload shroud of the launch vehicle failed to separate.
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.