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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | OAO B
United States Air ForceLaunch Failure

OAO B

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

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Mission status
Launch Failure

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Astronomical observatory. Mission failed when the payload shroud of the launch vehicle failed to separate.

Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Mission type
Astrophysics
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B
Provider
United States Air Force

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
US Air Force
Launch vehicle

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

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.

Height
21 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
17
First flight
1967-09-08

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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NASA Blue Marble map of Earth's continents and oceans
Representative orbit · accelerated illustrationNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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