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Launch FailureUnited States Air Force
Delta 0300: ITOS E
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
Monday, 16 July 1973
Delta 0300
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleDelta 0300
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record2 of 3 launches (66.7%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#52
Agency Launches This Year#10
Launches From This Pad99
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Delta 0300
The Delta 0100 series, also Delta 100, 0300 or 300 series, was an American expendable launch system which conducted orbital launches between 1968 and 1972. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets, and the first to be designated using a four digit numerical code. Two variants were flown, individually designated Delta 0300 and Delta 0900.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2W · 34.7556°N 120.6224°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.