VLS (Brazil) Launch Vehicle History (1997-Present) Page 1 of 1: Including Failure List L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) VLS Year L(F) L(F) L(F) ----------------------------------------------- 1990 - - - 1991 - - - 1992 - - - 1993 - - - 1994 - - - 1995 - - - 1996 - - - 1997 1(1) - - 1998 - - - 1999 1(1) - - 2000 - - - 2001 - - - 2002 - - - 2003 - - - 2004 - - - ------------------------------------------------ VLS Year L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------ Suborb - - - Orbit 2(2)% - - Total 2(2)% - - ------------------------------------------------ Footnotes: % Does not include 8/22/2003 on-pad explosion of VLS No. 3 at Alcantara during preflight test when one strap-on solid booster ignited, killing about 20 workers. VLS Launch Vehicle Comprehensive Launch Failure List% Date Vehicle ID Site Payload Failure Description Result# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11/2/1997 VLS-1 V01 AL SCD-2A One 1st stg motor no start FTO 12/11/1999 VLS-1 V02 AL SAC 1-2 2nd stg no start at 3 min FTO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Footnotes: # FTO: Failed to Orbit FSO*: Failed Suborbital (EEO): Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit (GTO): Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (LEO): Unintended/Improper Low Earth Orbit "AL" = Alcantara, Brazil Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" Last Update 12/28/2004 by Ed Kyle