Leostar-1
Spacecraft · USA
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Version of the Leostar bus for the failed NASA Glory climate mission.
Related
- Family
- Earth
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Taurus, Taurus 3110
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg 576E
Chronology
1 event
2011 March 4
10:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg 576E. LV Family: Taurus. Launch Vehicle: Taurus 3110. FAILURE: Fairing failed to separate..- Glory - . Mass: 545 kg (1,201 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: Leostar-1. Second failure of this vehicle in a row due to fairing not separating. NASA satellite that would have used an aerosol polarimetry sensor (APS) to provide a global map of aerosol particulates (soot and sulphates) to help calibrate climate change models..