NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

HETE & SAC-B

Launch Time
Mon Nov 04, 1996 17:08 UTC

The satellites failed to deploy.

Rocket

Pegasus XL
Northrop
Status: Active
Price: $40.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 561 kN
Payload to LEO: 443 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 17.6 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.15 m
Fairing Height: 2.13 m

Location

Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1996

65th orbital launch attempt

Pegasus

14th mission
5th mission of 1996
3rd failed mission