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Alcantara VLS
Part of Alcantara
VLS launch complex.

First Launch: 1997-11-02. Last Launch: 2003-08-22. Number: 3 . Longitude: -44.38 deg. Latitude: -2.28 deg.



Country: Brazil. Spacecraft: SCD, SACI, SATEC, Unosat. Launch Vehicles: VLS-1. Launch Sites: Alcantara.

1997 November 2 - . 12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Complex: Alcantara VLS. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VLS-1. FAILURE: Destroyed during launch.. Failed Stage: 1.
1999 December 11 - . 18:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Complex: Alcantara VLS. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VLS-1. FAILURE: Second stage failed to ignite; destroyed by range safety.. Failed Stage: 2.
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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