Status
Failure
SCD-2A
Launch Time
Sun Nov 02, 1997 12:25 UTC
Sun Nov 02, 1997 12:25 UTC
First Brazilian orbital flight attempt. First flight of VLS-1. The satellite was lost due to an ignition failure in one of the first-stage thrusters during the first few seconds of flight, requiring the activation of the vehicle's self-destruct command.
Rocket
Mission Details
SCD-2A
SCD-2A (Satélite de Coleta de Dados 2A in Portuguese) was a fully planned, constructed, and qualified Brazilian data collection satellite in Brazil, identical to SCD-2. SCD-2A has the function to collect the environmental data to be later picked up by tracer stations and distributed to organizations and to various users.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 155.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
VLS Pad, Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão, Brazil
Stats
1997
69th orbital launch attempt
Brazilian Space Agency
1st mission
2nd mission of 1997
1st failed mission
VLS-1
1st mission
1st mission of 1997
1st failed mission