2009 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
OCO
failureTaurus 3110 | OCO
American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 24, 2009 at 09:55 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 576E
- Mission
- OCO
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit