Taurus 3110 | OCO
American satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide. It was lost during launch due to the payload fairing failing to jettison.
Mission Details
- Launch date: February 24, 2009 at 09:55 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Minotaur-C 3110
- Operator: Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Mission type: Earth Science