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Warfighter-1

Taurus 2110 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on September 21, 2001, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 21, 2001 · 18:49 UTCLaunch 2001-U01Launch no. 4,493 in the log
RocketTaurus 2110
SpaceportVandenbergpad 576E
OutcomeFailurestage 2 guidance or control failure; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyOSC ChandlerUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 21, 2001, 18:49
Launch designation
2001-U01
Mission
Warfighter-1
Flight name
Orbview-4/QuikTOMS
Vehicle flight ID
T6

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
427 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.610 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OF · S2G*

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
OrbView-42001-U01OSC Germantown———
QuikTOMS2001-U01NASA Goddard Space Flight Center———
SBD2001-U01OSC Germantown———
Celestis-052001-U01Celestis, Inc. (SSI)———

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