A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL lifted off from the Odyssey platform in the Pacific carrying the ICO F-1 communications satellite. A ground-software error left a second-stage valve open, draining helium and causing an early engine shutdown that stranded the satellite short of orbit.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- MEO
- Medium Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 36 Zenit 3SL flights
- Date and time
- 12 March 2000, 14:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Zenit 3SL
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
- Payload
- Communications
- Launches in 2000
- 16th of 85