USAF Delta III 8930 Orion 3

Name: USAF Delta III 8930 Orion 3
Start: 1999-05-05T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Delta III 8930

Status

Failure

Date

5 MAY 1999

01:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Delta III 8930

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.

Height

35 m

Diameter

4 m

Launch Mass

301 T

Thrust

4,889 kN