Launch Mission: Amos-6
Date: 9/1/2016
❌ Failed Launch
🧾 Mission Details
Flight #: 34
Details: The rocket and Amos-6 payload were lost in a launch pad explosion on September 1, 2016 during propellant fill prior to a static fire test. The pad was clear of personnel and there were no injuries.
Failure Reasons: 1) buckled liner in several of the COPV tanks, causing perforations that allowed liquid and/or solid oxygen to accumulate underneath the lining, which was ignited by friction.
🚀 Rocket Details
Type: rocket
📍 Launchpad Details
Name: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launchpad Details Page🛰️ Cores
- Core Serial: B1028 — Reuse Count: 0View Core
🧑🚀 Payloads
- Payload: Amos-6 — Mass: 5500 kgView Payload
🚢 Ships Involved
No ships involved.