Landsat 6

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

17:56:00

Tuesday October 5, 1993

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Used a Star-37 kickstage. The kickstage was off axis during its burn, resulting in a failure to achieve orbit.

Wiki

American earth land resources satellite. Landsat 6 was designed to continue the Landsat program and carried an improved suite of instruments.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

2,750 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Titan II(23)G

Active 1988 to 2003

Manufacturer

Lockheed

Price

$35.00 million

Rocket

Height: 42.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,900 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.05m

Height: 9.1m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Stats

Titan II

16th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1993

1993

67th

Orbital launch attempt