Gemstar DSS-1 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
15 Aug 1995, 10:30pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 6
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Gemstar DSS-1
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
The CTA GEMStar 1 (VITASAT 1) satellite partially sponsored by Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA) of Arlington Virginia, was launched at 2230 UTC from Vandenberg AFB on the 15-Aug-95, but a second stage failure destroyed the first flight of the Lockheed LLV-1 launch vehicle (later dubbed Athena-1).
Updated: Apr 23, 2:00am UTC
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