RocketDelta 2313
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 guidance or control failure (burn 2); later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 19, 1974, 01:38
- Launch designation
- 1974-002
- Mission
- Skynet IIA
- Flight name
- Skynet 2A
- Vehicle flight ID
- 587/D100
- Year
- Launches in 1974
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 4,297 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.435 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S2G2*
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skynet IIA | 1974-002ANORAD 7096 | Ministry of Defence, London | Communications | 217 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 25, 1974 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.