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Failure
Earth Science
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Failure ReasonLaunch Failure
A software error led to integer overflow, causing the rocket to veer off its flight path 37 seconds after launch. This caused the vehicle to disintegrate under high aerodynamic forces, eventually self-destructing due to its flight termination system.
Mission Details
A constellation of four ESA spacecraft. These were intended to fly in a tetrahedral formation, and was inteded to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- High Earth Orbit (HEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 25.2°C
- Wind
- 9 km/h @ 159°
- Sky
- Drizzle
- Source
- open-meteo-archive