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Landsat 6

Titan II SLV launch from Vandenberg (United States) on October 5, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

October 5, 1993 · 17:56 UTCLaunch 1993-F04Launch no. 3,849 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4W
OutcomeFailurepayload orbit-insertion guidance problem
Launch agencyUSAF SMCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 5, 1993, 17:56
Launch designation
1993-F04
Mission
Landsat 6
Vehicle flight ID
23G-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
724 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · PG

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Landsat 61993-F04EOSAT Inc (Earth Observation Satellite Company; Hughes/RCA)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.