launched from USA

NOSS-4

Failure
DEC 09198007:18:00 UTC

Loss of turbopump lubricant caused B-1 engine shut down just prior to booster jettison; vehicle flipped around 180° and descended back towards Earth, breaking up as it fell.

launched from SLC-3W Vandenberg

aboard Atlas E/F-MSD 68E into LEO

Payload

NOSS-4

ELINT