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Glory

Taurus 3110 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on March 4, 2011, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 4, 2011 · 10:09 UTCLaunch 2011-F01Launch no. 5,114 in the log
RocketTaurus 3110
SpaceportVandenbergpad 576E
OutcomeFailurepayload fairing failure
Launch agencyOSC ChandlerUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 4, 2011, 10:09
Launch designation
2011-F01
Mission
Glory
Vehicle flight ID
T9 (XL)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
550 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.528 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OF · FF

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Glory2011-F01NASA Goddard Space Flight Center———
KySat2011-F01Kentucky Space, Kentucky Science and Technology Corp.———
Explorer 1 Prime2011-F01Montana State University, Bozeman———
Hermes-12011-F01Colorado Space Grant Consortium, U Colorado at Boulder———

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