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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Juno II | Beacon
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Beacon 2 was launched an a three stage Juno 2 rocket. The vehicle ran into trouble three minutes into flight and an array of failures caused the GNC system to fail causing the satellite to fall short of orbit.
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