NASA's Launch of Carbon-Seeking Satellite is Unsuccessful

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RELEASE: 2009-026 Feb. 24, 2009

NASA's Launch of Carbon-Seeking Satellite is Unsuccessful

PASADENA -- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 1:55 a.m. PST
liftoff Tuesday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Preliminary indications are that the fairing on the Taurus XL launch vehicle failed to separate. The fairing is a
clamshell structure that encapsulates the satellite as it travels through the atmosphere.

A Mishap Investigation Board will be immediately convened to determine the cause of the launch failure.

For more information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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