OrbView-4
Taurus 2110
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission
OrbView-4
Type: Earth Science
Orbview 4 was a high resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite imagery. OrbView 4’s imaging instrument was to provide one-meter panchromatic imagery and four-meter multispectral imagery. OrbView 4 was lost in an launch failure, when the Taurus-2110 carrier rocket suffered an loss of control, which was recovered, but orbit was not achieved.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 576E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
714 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Taurus 2110 – Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Family: Taurus
- Length: 27.9 m
- Diameter: 2.35 m
- Launch Mass: 73 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1380 kg
The Taurus 2110 was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation with the first launch on 2001-09-21. Taurus 2110 has 1 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Agency
Orbital Sciences Corporation – OSC
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: OSC
- Country: USA
