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SCD-2A
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
12:25:00
Sunday November 2, 1997
Mission Details
Launch Notes
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.
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.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
155 kilograms
Launch Site
Stats
VLS-1
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 1997
Brazilian Space Agency
1st
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1997
1997
69th
Orbital launch attempt