Launch Failure
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01:53:03
Thursday July 11, 2019
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2nd stage motor failed due to thermal failure/burn-through at the motor's forward dome, leading to a loss of the launch vehicle and its payload. Flight VV15.
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces on July 22, 2018, contracted with Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space of France to provide the Falcon Eye high-resolution optical reconnaissance system. The satellites are based on the upgraded versions of the French Pléiades-HR earth observation satellites. They will feature the HiRI (High-Resolution Imager) imaging system with a ground resolution of 70 cm across a 20 km swath.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
1,197 kilograms
15th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2019
272nd
Mission
6th
Mission of 2019
44th
Orbital launch attempt