Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:32:00

Thursday October 21, 1971

Mission Details

Launch Notes

2nd stage oxidizer leak starting at T+20 seconds. The attitude control system ran out of propellant trying to correct the stage's flight path and the launch vehicle reentered the atmosphere and broke up above the Arctic Circle.

Rocket

Retired
Delta N6

Active 1970 to 1971


Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,600 kg

Stages

2

Strap-ons

6

Launch Site

SLC-2E (75-1-1)

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

3 days 22 hours

Stats

Delta N


8th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1971

1971


100th

Orbital launch attempt