RocketPegasus XL
SpaceportWallopspad RW04/22?
OutcomeFailure · 0.25payload failed to separate
Launch agencyOSC-FairfaxUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 4, 1996, 17:08
- Launch designation
- 1996-061
- Mission
- HETE
- Flight name
- SAC-B/HETE
- Vehicle flight ID
- F14
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 555 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.840 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF25 · PA
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HETE | 1996-061ANORAD 24645 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 114 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Apr 7, 2002 |
| SAC-B | 1996-061A | CONAE Tabanera Space Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.