NASA's Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

March 4, 2011

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
202-358-0918 
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov  

Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-0918 
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov 

RELEASE: M11-050

NASA'S GLORY SATELLITE FAILS TO REACH ORBIT

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force 
Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach orbit.

Telemetry indicated the fairing, the protective shell atop the Taurus 
XL rocket, did not separate as expected about three minutes after 
launch.

A press briefing to discuss the Glory launch failure is planned at 
Vandenberg for approximately 8:00 a.m. EST. NASA Television will 
carry the press conference live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/digital.html 

The new Earth-observing satellite was intended to improve our 
understanding of how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called 
aerosols affect Earth's climate. 

For more information about the Glory mission, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/glory

	
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