Brazil's first VLS-1 orbital launch attempt, carrying the SCD-2A data-collection satellite from Alcantara, failed about 65 seconds after liftoff when one of the four strap-on first-stage motors did not ignite; the vehicle veered off course and was destroyed by range safety.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 2 VLS-1 flights
- Date and time
- 2 November 1997, 12:25 UTC
- Rocket
- VLS-1
- Builder
- CTA
- Launch site
- VLS Pad, Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
- Payload
- Communications
- Launches in 1997
- 69th of 89