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Status: Operational 2003. First Launch: 2003-08-22. Last Launch: 2003-08-22. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 57 kg (125 lb).
More at: SATEC.
Family: Technology, Technology satellite. Country: Brazil. Launch Vehicles: VLS, VLS-1. Launch Sites: Alcantara, Alcantara VLS. Agency: INPE. Bibliography: 2, 13064.
2003 August 22 - . 16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Complex: Alcantara VLS. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VLS-1. FAILURE: Failure - Exploded on pad during final prelaunch processing. 21 people were killed, with none injured.. Failed Stage: 1.
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Payload: SATEC. Mass: 57 kg (125 lb). Nation: Brazil.
Agency: INPE.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SATEC.
COSPAR: F20030822A.
Launch was due on August 25. Was to have been on third qualification flight after two previous failures. The launch had already been delayed from October 2002, then May 7 and June 20 2003. It appeared that one of the strapon boosters ignited by accident. The two satellite payloads were also destroyed in the blast, as was the launch pad.
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