Dual Air Density Explorer (DADE-A and DADE-B), a pair of U.S. atmospheric-density research satellites for the Air Force and NASA. Scout F-1 (196C) from Vandenberg SLC-5 failed, destroying both payloads intended for polar LEO.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Scout F-1 flights
- Date and time
- 6 December 1975, 03:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout F-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- Launches in 1975
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