RocketTitan 401B/Centaur
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 3 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 30, 1999, 16:30
- Launch designation
- 1999-023
- Mission
- Milstar DFS-3
- Flight name
- USA 143 (Milstar 3)
- Vehicle flight ID
- 4B-32/TC-14 (K-26)
- Year
- Launches in 1999
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 5,165 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 4.5 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S3G
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milstar 3 | 1999-023ANORAD 25724 | US Air Force Space and Missile Center | Communications | 4,500 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.