RocketDelta 2914
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomePartial · 0.75stage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 17, 1974, 09:31
- Launch designation
- 1974-033
- Mission
- SMS A
- Flight name
- SMS 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 590/D102
- Year
- Launches in 1974
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,351 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.627 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS75 · S1P*
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS 1 | 1974-033ANORAD 7298 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Meteorology | 285 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.