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October 4, 2024
United Launch Alliance Vulcan
Launched: 7:25 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VC2S Certification Flight 2
Payload: none
The mission was the final step to certifying the rocket to launch national security payloads for the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office.
At this time it is not expected to be certified by NASA.
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Anomaly- Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Explosion!
Less than a minute into flight, an explosion ocurred on one of the GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters (Northrop Grumman).
The Vulcan center core liquid fuel booster managed to compensate.
Fortunately, the mission was ultimately successful, notching a nominal orbital insertion and testing of the Centaur 5 upper stage.
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Booster history: xx and now xx Starlink missions.
Booster recovery: Drone Ship 'xx' (xx), xx km downrange
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'xx'
SpaceX Stats:
xx launch of the year and the xx launch of the month.
xx orbital flight for Falcon 9.
xx launch from SLC-xx.
xx landing on xx.
xx successful landing without fail.
xx launch dedicated to Starlink.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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