ITOS-B
The launch of McDonnel Douglas Delta-N took place on Oct 21, 1971, launching the ITOS-B mission. The launch site was Vandenberg, California, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a SSO orbit.
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.
Main info
Outcome:
Failed
Date and Time:
Oct 21, 1971 11:32 AM UTC (11:32 AM UTC)
Launch Site:
Vandenberg, California, United States
Operator:
McDonnel Douglas - Statistics
Vehicle:
Delta-N
Primary Orbit Parameters
Orbit Type:
SSO
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