Orbiting Carbon Observatory
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| Launch date | February 24, 2009 |
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| Cost | 280 million USD |
| Manufacturers | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Operator | NASA |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch Complex 576 |
| Bus | Star Bus |
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| ID | 2240961 |
About Orbiting Carbon Observatory
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory is a NASA satellite mission intended to provide global space-based observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The original spacecraft was lost in a launch failure on 24 February 2009, when the payload fairing of the Taurus rocket which was carrying it failed to separate during ascent.
