Orion 3 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
5 May 1999, 1:00am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Orion 3
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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