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WIRE

Pegasus XL launch from Vandenberg (United States) on March 5, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 5, 1999 · 02:56 UTCLaunch 1999-011Launch no. 4,299 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad RW30/12
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyOSC-FairfaxUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 5, 1999, 02:56
Launch designation
1999-011
Mission
WIRE
Vehicle flight ID
F26/M-22

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
593 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.187 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
WIRE1999-011ANORAD 25646NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterAstronomy182 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 10, 2011

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