MISSION NAME
OAO B
Status
Failure
DATE
30 NOV 1970
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.