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Atlas I (1,042 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

capacity improvements over its predecessor but did offer a larger payload fairing option. Eleven launches took place, with three failures. Atlas I would

Atlas III (1,339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Extended payload fairing would reduce the payload capacity by around 45 kg (99 lb) compared to flying with the Large payload fairing. Both fairing

Delta III (1,354 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

offerings from Hughes required a launch vehicle with a 4-meter diameter payload fairing as well as the ability to send 3.5 tons of payload to a geostationary

Atlas G (955 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Atlas I, which had an improved guidance system and offered a larger payload fairing. Atlas G was an evolution of the Atlas-Centaur, boasting numerous performance

Long March 4A (267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Long March 4B offers a more powerful third stage, and a larger payload fairing. Mark Wade. "CZ-4A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original

Ikar (rocket stage) (302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Weighing 820 kilograms (1,810 lb), the Ikar was situated beneath the payload fairing. It featured an in-flight restart capability of up to 50 times, enabling

Commercial Titan III (389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Titan 34D in that it had a stretched second stage, and a larger payload fairing to accommodate dual satellite payloads. All four launches occurred

Long March 4C (342 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Long March 4B, but features a restartable upper stage, and a larger payload fairing. On 1 September 2016, the Long March 4C failed for reasons not yet

Atlas II (1,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. The Atlas II was a

Progress 7K-TG (471 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pacific Ocean at around 12:27 UTC. Some Progress 7K-TG launches used the payload fairing developed for the Soyuz spacecraft, including the launch escape tower

STSat-2B (826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spacecraft, STSat-2A; however STSat-2A was lost in 2009 after the payload fairing of its carrier rocket failed to separate, leaving the rocket unable

Folded optics (181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are folded inward to fit the telescope within the launch vehicle's payload fairing; when deployed, these segments are part of the three-mirror anastigmat

Long March 2F (1,504 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vibration caused the collapse of the payload fairing, destroying the Optus B2 and Apstar 2 satellites. After the payload fairing was redesigned, excessive vibration

Land Launch (419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

utilizes substantially the same components as the Zenit-3SL but a smaller payload fairing is used to accommodate the smaller satellites launched from its northern

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (1,999 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vehicle with solid, liquid and cryogenic stages respectively. The payload fairing, which is 7.8 m (26 ft) long and 3.4 m (11 ft) in diameter, protects

Mariner 3 (639 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

instead of the Agena B. Mariner 3 also utilized a new, larger fiberglass payload fairing. Of the two Atlas-Agena pads at Cape Canaveral, LC-13 became available

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (5,665 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as the RLV would not required the excess thrust created by the CUS. Payload fairing of PSLV, also referred as its "Heatshield" consists of a conical upper

Minotaur-C (1,207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

or "XL" configuration. The second digit denotes the diameter of the payload fairing. The third digit denotes the type of fourth stage. The fourth digit

List of Long March launches (1,072 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

December 1992, the Long March 2E experienced a structural failure of the payload fairing, destroying the Optus B2 communications satellite. The satellite's

Long March 2 (800 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

different payload fairing at its top. This accounts. for the larger dimensions of the Tiangong laboratory, which wouldn't fit inside the standard payload fairing

Yantar (satellite) (862 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

(Kometa) at Baikonur's LC-31 failed 50 seconds after liftoff when the payload fairing disintegrated. The satellite was destroyed by aerodynamic forces, but

Falcon 9 Full Thrust (4,582 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

11 in) of height, stretching to exactly 70 metres (230 ft) including payload fairing, while gaining an overall performance increase of 33 percent. The new

Zenit-2M (330 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

configuration designated the Zenit-2FG. This configuration incorporated the payload fairing used on the Zenit-3F rocket, and a special adaptor for the Fobos-Grunt

Ranger 7 (2,551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prematurely or that arcing had occurred in the umbilical connector on the payload fairing. However, there was no evidence of the latter happening or any obvious

Delta IV (5,842 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stage, an optional Thiokol Star 48B third stage, and the Delta II payload fairing, all atop a single Common Booster Core (CBC). The Small variant was

Hispasat 30W-6 (160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

transfer orbit. Hispasat 36W-1 SpaceX postpones Falcon 9 launch over payload fairing concerns. Stephen Clark, Spaceflight Now. 24 February 2018. Hispasat

Atlas-Able (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fire test. 26 November 1959 Atlas 20D Pioneer P-3 LC-14 Failure. The Payload fairing broke up at 45 seconds after liftoff, causing loss of the upper stage

List of R-7 launches (1995–1999) (61 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

1996, 08:55 Soyuz-U (11A511U) LC-31/6, Baikonur Failure Yantar-1KFT Payload fairing disintegrated T+53 seconds. Automatic shutdown commanded. Launch vehicle

Titan IIIC (1,433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

IIIC (August 26, 1966) failed shortly after launch when pieces of the payload fairing started breaking off. Around 80 seconds, the remainder of the shroud

NOAA-19 (1,807 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy military transport aircraft. Installation of the payload fairing took place 27 January 2009; second stage propellant was loaded on 31

Tianlong-3 (1,407 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

version of the Tianhuo-12 engine, designated as TH-12V. The standard payload fairing of the Tianlong-3 has a diameter of 4.2 m, a height of 12 m, and can

Atlas (rocket family) (2,623 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

derived CRRES Same as Atlas G except strengthened for 14.0 ft (4.27 m) payload fairing and ring laser gyro added. Atlas II 1991 1998 10 10 Atlas G derived

Taepodong-1 (687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

separating, and landing about 250 kilometres (160 mi) downrange. The payload fairing separates 144 seconds after launch. This is followed by the depletion

VLS-1 V01 (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

orbit with an altitude of 750 kilometers, and on February 20, the payload fairing separation test had already been successfully carried out. On July

GSAT-4 (732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

variants. The rocket was 40.39 metres (132.5 ft) in length minus its payload fairing, and consisted of a solid-fuelled S139 first stage augmented by four

OTV-4 (377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

X-37B mission overall. It flew on an Atlas V rocket, with a 5-meter payload fairing and no solid rocket boosters. Originally scheduled to launch on May

STSat-2A (522 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The launch failed to place STSat-2A into orbit after half of the payload fairing failed to separate. This resulted in the second stage being too heavy

Optus (satellite) (2,506 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Long March 2E rocket carrying Optus B2 experienced a collapse of the payload fairing, destroying the satellite. The rocket continued functioning and delivered

Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 (2,074 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Crewed Flight Test. OFT-2 was the second flight of an Atlas V without a payload fairing and with a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. The dual-engine Centaur

Boeing Orbital Flight Test (2,166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

[citation needed] OFT is the first flight of an Atlas V without a payload fairing and its first flight with a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. The dual-engine

Long March 2E (721 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

during the launch of the original Optus B2. Windshear caused the payload fairing to implode 45 seconds into flight, destroying the satellite. The rocket

Delta 3000 (1,198 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

occurred with the SRB motors that apparently damaged one of them. The payload fairing disintegrated at vehicle breakup and the OTS satellite was ripped apart

Atlas-Centaur (4,032 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was lost at T+55 seconds, causing total loss of vehicle control. The payload fairing and satellite were stripped from the booster, followed by the Atlas

Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (743 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

space telescope ever launched", but never made it into orbit. The payload fairing did not separate properly during ascent and the excess weight of it

Progress MS-14 (796 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dubbed the "Victory Rocket" was decorated with the number "75" on its payload fairing to mark the 75th anniversary of the meeting of U.S. and Soviet troops

Long March 8 (706 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

speeds. The Long March 8A can also use a larger 5.2 meters diameter payload fairing. 1 2 3 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Failure Partial failure

Boeing Starliner-1 (1,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

significant delays to Starliner-1. N22 designates that the Atlas V has no payload fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and two Centaur second-stage engines. Boeing

List of Long March launches (1990–1999) (170 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Geosynchronous transfer (planned) AUSSAT Communication Structural failure of payload fairing 48 seconds after launch, destroying the satellite, whose debris went

Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (933 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and ₹15 crore. The crew module was mounted upside-down inside the payload fairing of the LVM3. CARE was made of aluminium alloy with carbon-fiber reinforced

1996 in spaceflight (339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

VKS Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance + 49 seconds Launch Failure Payload fairing disintegrated 16 May 01:56 Ariane 4 (44L) Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace

ExPace (502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(KZ-11): 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) diameter; 2.2–2.6 m (7 ft 3 in – 8 ft 6 in) payload fairing; 78,000 kg (172,000 lb) lift-off mass; 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) to LEO;

List of Atlas launches (1957–1959) (96 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

P-3 Lunar probe HEO (target) Failure Maiden flight of Atlas-Able. Payload fairing broke up at T+45 seconds, leading to loss of the upper stages and payload

SSC Demo-1 (1,114 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

this is a Vulcan Centaur with four solid rocket boosters and a long payload fairing. Garcia, Mark (15 October 2024). "Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition

Alliant Techsystems (4,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

booster cases for the GEM-40s, ATK produces a 10-foot wide composite payload fairing that covers and protects satellites during launch. ATK also produces

Athena (rocket family) (1,015 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

1999, an Athena-2 rocket (vehicle LM-005), failed during launch. The payload fairing failed to separate, and the extra weight prevented the vehicle from

Terran 1 (1,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Both stages are autogenously pressurized. The vehicle's (notional) payload fairing measures 6.8 m (22 ft) long and 3 m (9.8 ft) in diameter. Payload capacity

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 (1,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

notification also included the drop zones for the first stage, the payload fairing and the second stage of the rocket, which was similar to the areas

Pioneer P-3 (960 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was recorded by the Atlas's rate gyros followed by the fiberglass payload fairing breaking off of the launch vehicle. The third stage and payload were

Agnibaan (702 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

seconds of Isp in a vacuum. An optional infant stage sits inside the payload fairing. It is being built with the capability to launch from multiple launch

Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the first satellite's launch atop a Taurus-XL in February 2009, the payload fairing failed to separate from around the spacecraft and the rocket did not

2009 in spaceflight (6,895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

launch attempt, however the rocket failed to reach orbit after its payload fairing malfunctioned. The first flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 carrier rocket

Van Allen Probes (1,648 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Probes in front of the first half of the payload fairing

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (1,129 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite is being encapsulated in the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing on 3 November 2020. (NASA)

Falcon 9 v1.0 (1,528 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cost per launch $54–59.5 million Size Height 54.9 m (180 ft) with payload fairing 47.8 m (157 ft) with Dragon Diameter 3.7 m (12 ft) Mass 333,400 kg

Kistler K-1 (857 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

varieties) could be attached to the second stage; as there was no payload fairing, both of these had a shallow dome on the front for aerodynamic and

Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (1,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Shuttle because of a lack of wings and associated load limits. The payload fairing 23,000 pounds (10,000 kg) was to be jettisoned 185 seconds into the

List of Proton launches (1965–1969) (106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

81/24 Failure Luna E-8 #201 Highly elliptical (intended) Lunar lander Payload fairing broke up T+51 seconds. First stage exploded after flying debris ruptured

Boeing 601 (912 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partially curled-up like a taco shell to fit within the Atlas/Centaur payload fairing. The 601 bus is divided into two modules. The first module houses the

GSLV F15 (277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

liquid strap-ons which is lowered by a Vikas rocket engine. GSLV-F15 payload fairing is a metallic version with a diameter of 3.4 meters. "GSLV-F15 / NVS-02

HTV-X (1,312 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of 6.2 m, or 10 m with the unpressurised cargo module fitted. The payload fairing adaptor and payload dispenser have been widened from 1.7 m to 4.4 m

List of Space Launch System launches (1,542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Configurations of the Space Launch System – Block 1 with the ICPS, Block 1B with the EUS, and Block 2 with upgraded boosters and larger payload fairing.

Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (1,861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Abdul Kalam Island atop a solid booster. At 30 km (98,000 ft) altitude payload fairing separated, followed by separation of HSTDV cruise vehicle, air-intake

Boeing Starliner (9,343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

V launches use a payload fairing and the single-engine version of the Centaur upper stage. N22 is configured with no payload fairing, two solid rocket

SES-9 (2,260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

SES-9 SES-9 satellite encapsulated in the Falcon 9 payload fairing, but not yet mated with the launch vehicle, 20 February 2016. Mission type Communications

PSLV-C42 (1,597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stage was ignited. About 3 minutes, 2 seconds following lift off, the payload fairing separated, and the second stage separated about 1 minutes and 21 seconds

Pegasus II (rocket) (1,244 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

oxygen. Missions to LEO would have featured a 5 m (16 ft)-diameter payload fairing and two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engines, with a payload capacity of

VLS-1 V02 (1,487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

00:55 2nd stage ignition Failure 01:09 3rd stage ignition — 02:11 Payload fairing separation — 03:00 3rd stage shutdown — 03:30 Destruction due to non-ignition

LICIACube (1,379 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

payload adapter, LICIACube visible at centre Falcon 9 launch vehicle's payload fairing being attached to NASA's DART spacecraft (LICIACube visible) on 16

Cygnus Orb-3 (2,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cargo with packing material: 2,294 kilograms (5,057 lb) Integration of payload fairing on Antares rocket Rollout of Antares to launch pad Antares being raised

Blok DM-03 (1,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rocket went off course almost immediately, before disintegrating. The payload fairing and upper stage were among the first parts of the rocket to detach

Cygnus Orb-3 (2,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cargo with packing material: 2,294 kilograms (5,057 lb) Integration of payload fairing on Antares rocket Rollout of Antares to launch pad Antares being raised

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 (1,567 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(73 m) to accommodate an Atlas V 500 series vehicle with its larger payload fairing. In July 2004, Lockheed Martin announced the arrival of the fourth

Soyuz TMA-19 (2,205 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spacecraft were conducted, and the spacecraft was then encapsulated in its payload fairing to form the upper composite of the rocket. The next day, the upper

Proton-K (902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to safety. 15 February 19, 1969 Proton K/D Luna probe 2718 Moon no Payload fairing collapsed at T+51 seconds. Flying debris ruptured the first stage and

Boeing Starliner Calypso (888 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on the Starliner-1 mission. N22 designates that the Atlas V has no payload fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and two Centaur second-stage engines. Boeing

HTV-1 (2,195 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

launch vehicle. The H-IIB 304 configuration was used, with a type 5S-H payload fairing. Before launch, two Captive Firing Tests were conducted on the rocket

List of Atlas launches (1970–1979) (169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Atlas-Centaur SLV-3C AC-21 CCAFS LC-36B OAO-B Astronomy LEO (target) Failure Payload fairing failed to separate 1970-12-22 08:38 Atlas E/F-Trident 105F VAFB LC-576A-3

Kuaizhou (1,681 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rocket First launch Last Launch Payload fairing size Payload to LEO Payload to SSO Lift-off mass Length Diameter Thrust Payload cost Kuaizhou 1 (KZ-1)

Falcon 9 Block 5 (1,908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

SpaceX Country of origin United States Size Height 69.8 m (229 ft) with payload fairing 65.7 m (216 ft) with Crew Dragon 63.7 m (209 ft) with Dragon Diameter

Mariner program (2,436 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Agena-D 5 November 1964 5 November 1964 Mars Flyby Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate Mariner 4 261 kg (575 lb) Atlas LV-3 Agena-D 28

Landsat 8 (2,268 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

satellite was launched aboard an Atlas 401 launch vehicle with an Extended Payload Fairing. The launch took place at 18:02:00 UTC on 11 February 2013, from Vandenberg

Cygnus NG-14 (1,694 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with "Late Cargo Load" items on 22 September 2020. The bullet-like payload fairing was installed atop Antares on 23 September 2020. The ISS National Laboratory

Kounotori 3 (2,287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

3 to orbit. Four minutes into the flight the H-IIB jettisoned the payload fairing and the first stage. After igniting the second stage engine, the H-IIB

Shaheen-III (1,666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

missile Ababeel, a development of the Shaheen-III with an enlarged payload fairing containing a MIRV bus شاہین ISO: Śāhīna "Shaheen 3". Archived from

Isogrid (1,190 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

"Application of Advanced Grid-Stiffened Structures Technology to the Minotaur Payload Fairing". 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and

SpaceX (18,307 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021. Clark, Stephen. "SpaceX to reuse payload fairing for first time on Nov. 11 launch – Spaceflight Now". Archived from

Gwynne Shotwell (2,406 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

used orbital rocket, the first controlled flyback and recovery of a payload fairing, and the first re-flight of a commercial cargo spacecraft. SpaceX has

Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor (1,961 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the same function. LUVOIR-A folds so it only needs an 8-metre wide payload fairing. Initial cost estimates are approximately US$10 billion, with lifetime

PSLV-C41 (378 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

55 km. At 203 seconds, at 113&km, second stage ignited. After the payload fairing, the second stage separated at an altitude of 131.5&km. At 264 seconds

Skyroot Aerospace (2,614 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/science/story/skyroot-begins-vikram-i-payload-fairing-tests-preps-for-static-fire-test-2675175-2025-02-05 Shukla, Ajai (11

Falcon 9 B1048 (969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

orbital-class booster to fly five times First and second flight of a re-used payload fairing (ocean splashdown) First booster to land at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg

Proton (rocket family) (2,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

(usually Ukrainian) component suppliers. With the Briz-M upper stage, the payload fairing diameter is 4.1 m (13.45 ft). Proton launch vehicles and Briz-M upper

Boeing Starliner Spacecraft 2 (1,329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Earth at the end of its flight. N22 designates that the Atlas V has no payload fairing, two solid rocker boosters, and two Centaur second-stage engines. Boeing

1981 in spaceflight (298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Musson No.11 Intended: Low Earth Geodesy 23 January Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate 24 January 14:18:02 Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Progress

Scout (rocket family) (2,635 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

not identical to the latter, because the 4th stage was hidden in a payload fairing with the same diameter as the 3rd stage, and the first stage nozzle

Titan (rocket family) (3,335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the Titan 34D in that it had a stretched second stage, and a larger payload fairing to accommodate dual satellite payloads. The Titan IIIM was intended

H-II Transfer Vehicle (2,450 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of 6.2 m, or 10 m with the unpressurised cargo module fitted. The payload fairing adaptor and payload dispenser have been widened from 1.7 m to 4.4 m

Boeing Crew Flight Test (7,092 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

V's 100th flight. The rocket flew in the N22 configuration, with no payload fairing, two AJ-60A solid rocket boosters, and two RL10A-4-2 engines on the

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (1,714 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

PACE spacecraft, encapsulated inside a Falcon 9 payload fairing, being transported to Space Launch Complex 40 on Thursday, 1 February 2024.

Solar Orbiter (3,276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Solar Orbiter spacecraft is prepared for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing.

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (3,829 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

has to perform two consecutive nominal static fire tests. The SSLV Payload Fairing (SPLF) functional qualification test was completed in August 2021.

GRAIL (2,855 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

insertion. All times are in EDT (UTC-4). Spacecraft technicians close the payload fairing around GRAIL before launch. GRAIL awaits launch at Cape Canaveral Air

List of space debris producing events (940 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

passivization or insulation. 781 722 59 November 17, 2022 H2-A 202 Payload fairing 2012-025F Energetic fragmentation event; Cause unknown 50+ 50+ 0 January

Delta (rocket family) (3,408 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

combined an Extended Long Tank first stage with an 8 ft-diameter (2.4 m) payload fairing, up to nine Castor 2 SRBs, and the new McDonnell Douglas Delta P second

Prichal (ISS module) (3,259 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

with its launch vehicle adapter, which served as an interface for the payload fairing and provided connections from the command system aboard the Progress

List of Atlas LV3C launches (205 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Atlas-Centaur SLV-3C AC-21 CCAFS LC-36B OAO-B Astronomy LEO (target) Failure Payload fairing failed to separate 22 1971-01-26 00:36:03 Atlas-Centaur SLV-3C AC-25

Lunar I-Hab (1,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

6.6 meters to 5.9 meters. Both reductions resulted from a smaller payload fairing, the need for a separate service vehicle to replace the transport service

Long March (rocket family) (3,349 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

occurred in 1992–1996. The Long March 2E was designed with a defective payload fairing, which collapsed when faced with the rocket's excessive vibration.

Rocket Lab Electron (4,009 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

small payloads of up to 30 kg (66 lb) into lunar orbit. The Electron payload Fairing is 2.5 m (8 feet and 2.4 inches) in length with a 1.2 m (3 feet and

Sea Launch (3,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Block DM-SL for third stage); and by Boeing in Seattle, United States (payload fairing and interstage structure). Sea Launch rockets were assembled in Long

Gaganyaan (11,780 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was limited to 4 Gs for crew comfort and a 5-metre (16 ft) diameter payload fairing was used to be able to accommodate large modules like space station

Long March 12 (566 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

two YF-115 180 kN engines also using RP-1/LOX. The rocket offers two payload fairing choices, one with a diameter of 5.2 metres and another with a diameter

1999 in spaceflight (432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Imaging Intended: Sun-synchronous Earth imaging 27 April Launch Failure Payload fairing failed to separate; Failed to orbit due to additional weight of the

List of Intelsat satellites (1,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

engine compartment leading to loss of control starting at T+30 seconds. Payload fairing and satellite were stripped away, followed by vehicle breakup at T+55

List of Atlas launches (1960–1969) (167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Atlas-Agena D LV-3 289D CCAFS LC-13 Mariner 3 Mars flyby probe IPT Failure Payload fairing failed to separate. 1964-11-28 14:22 Atlas-Agena D LV-3 288D CCAFS

Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre (2,835 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the spacecraft and Fregat are integrated and encapsulated within the payload fairing. Everything comes together on the third day prior to launch when the

Pioneer 10 (5,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

encapsulated for launch (February 1972) Pioneer 10 during encapsulation into payload fairing The Pioneer 10 bus measures 36 centimeters (14 in) deep and with six

List of missions to Mars (3,245 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mariner 3 5 November 1964 NASA United States Flyby Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate Atlas LV-3 Agena-D 7 Mariner 4 Mariner 4 28 November

1995 in spaceflight (448 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Communications 25 January Launch Failure Windshear caused the collapse of the payload fairing and a guidance error caused the launch vehicle to explode; 20-120 ground

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (3,438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1999-04-27 18:22:01 Athena II LM-005 IKONOS 1 Imaging LEO Failure Payload fairing failed to separate and satellite did not achieve orbit 4 1999-09-24

National Reconnaissance Office (5,792 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Close-up of Atlas 501 payload fairing with NROL-41 satellite (poster commemorating 50 years of NRO)

Falcon Heavy test flight (4,292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The payload, Elon Musk's original Roadster, mounted on the payload adapter inside the payload fairing

LauncherOne (4,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for the first stage and 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) for the second stage and payload fairing. On the 24th of October 2019, the company announced plans to develop

1966 in spaceflight (383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Unable to complete primary objective - Docking with ATDA - due to ATDA payload fairing malfunction 5 July 14:53 GMT Saturn IB (C-1B) LC-37B, Cape Canaveral

Vega (rocket) (5,616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

300 lb) to a circular polar orbit at an altitude of 700 km (430 mi). The payload fairing of the Vega was designed and was manufactured by RUAG Space of Switzerland

2027 in spaceflight (2,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Gateway component First launch of Falcon Heavy with an extended payload fairing. First two Lunar Gateway modules. JFY2027 (TBD) H3 Tanegashima LA-Y2

1992 in spaceflight (297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Achieved: Low Earth Communications 29 June 1995 Launch Partial Failure Payload fairing collapsed during ascent; rocket continued to orbit deploying remains

Iridium satellite constellation (5,613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and RF main mission antenna performance, while achieving the highest payload fairing packaging for each of the three main launch vehicle providers. The

Comparison of orbital launch systems (4,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"@torybruno @ulalaunch @baserunner0723 We are calling the config N22. No payload fairing with the Starliner on board" (Tweet). Archived from the original on

1964 in spaceflight (October–December) (260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Force Mariner 3 NASA Heliocentric Mars flyby 5 November Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate, resulting in spacecraft mass being too great to

Minotaur VI (812 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Minotaur VI can only be used to launch US government missions. Two payload fairing options are available for Minotaur VI. The standard fairing, which

Chandrayaan-3 (7,061 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lander module, and rover. Chandrayaan-3 encapsulated within LVM3's payload fairing Chandrayaan-3 integrated components The propulsion module carried the

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (7,599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

million. WISE being connected to its adapter for launch WISE during the payload fairing installation Delta II launch vehicle with WISE aboard Infrared image

1969 in spaceflight (786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

81/23 Mars 2M No.521 Areocentric Mars orbiter 27 March 1969 Failure Payload fairing failed at T+51. Third stage failed to ignite. 27 March 22:22 Atlas

SpaceX launch vehicles (5,882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a higher thrust engine, an upgraded second stage engine, a larger payload fairing, and was intended to be partially reusable. Its first launch was planned

List of Titan launches (201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Titan IIIC 3C-12 CCAFS LC-41 Planned: Sub-GSO Failure 7 x IDCSP GGTS-2 Payload fairing disintegrated at T+78 seconds. ISDS destroyed vehicle T+83 seconds

Ariane 5 (6,335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

avionics and guidance-equipment bay, and modified pressure vents on the payload fairing, which were required for the subsequent launch of the James Webb Space

Mars Orbiter Mission (9,082 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Render of encapsulated payload fairing with Mars Orbiter Mission

List of private spaceflight companies (4,843 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Henry, Caleb (12 September 2017). "Blue Origin enlarges New Glenn's payload fairing, preparing to debut upgraded New Shepard". SpaceNews. Retrieved 25

Mir (13,293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

carrying the EO-16 crew, was delayed due to the unavailability of a payload fairing for the booster that was to carry it, but the spacecraft eventually

Space architecture (8,881 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

All space habitats to date have used modular architecture design. Payload fairing dimensions (typically the width but also the height) of modern launch

2022 in spaceflight (4,865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

its initial 50 pieces to 350 and subsequently 781 pieces. 17 November H2-A 202 Payload fairing Breakup 50+ Energetic fragmentation event; Cause Unknown

November 1970 (7,478 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

made it into orbit and burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere. The payload fairing did not separate properly during ascent and the excess weight of it

Space Launch System (15,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the rocket; the cargo variant is shorter. Height varies based on payload fairing. Payload mass is for the cargo variant of the rocket, capacity of the

InSight (11,332 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

additional solid rocket boosters Centaur with Relay CubeSats InSight in a Payload fairing The journey to Mars took 6.5 months across 484 million km (301 million mi)

New Shepard (6,274 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Associated Press. Retrieved 19 July 2018. Blue Origin enlarges New Glenn’s payload fairing, preparing to debut upgraded New Shepard, Caleb Henry, SpaceNews, accessed

2011 in spaceflight (3,511 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

problem on the Briz-KM. The next failure occurred on 4 March, when the payload fairing of a Taurus-XL failed to separate, resulting in the rocket being too

List of missions to the Moon (5,633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

November 1959 Atlas-D Able NASA Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit; payload fairing disintegrated due to design fault. 14 Luna E-3 No.1 Luna E-3 No.1 15

SES (company) (12,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

has been reused in this way. Both the Falcon 9 first stage and the payload fairing were successfully recovered after the SES-10 launch for subsequent

2026 in spaceflight (5,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

separate rockets, though they are designed to fit together in a single payload fairing. 2026 (TBD) TBA TBA TBA Inmarsat-8 F1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications

2017 in spaceflight (4,499 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

IRNSS-1H ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation 2 March 2019 Launch failure Payload fairing failed to separate, leaving the satellite adrift within the fairing

Chinese space program (20,843 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

flight successfully on May 5, 2020. Its high payload capacity and large payload fairing space enabled the delivery of Chinese space station modules to low

List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters (11,295 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

"First Falcon 9 Re-Flight Achieves Successful Launch, Landing and Payload Fairing Recovery". Spaceflight 101. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original

List of Delta 1 launches (1,474 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

combined an Extended Long Tank first stage with an 8 ft-diameter (2.4 m) payload fairing, up to nine Castor 2 SRBs, and the new McDonnell Douglas Delta P second

Falcon 9 B1060 (2,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

requiring it to be fueled on the launchpad while encapsulated in its payload fairing. Issues with this process delayed the launch with one day, but the

LACE (satellite) (3,069 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Experiment.: 2 : 1 Before launch, LACE was placed in the Delta II's payload fairing alongside the Relay Mirror Experiment (RME) satellite. Also known as

6555th Aerospace Test Group (14,670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

gradient satellite, but the second flight ended after the Titan IIIC's payload fairing broke up approximately 79 seconds after launch. (Eight IDCSP satellites

1959 in spaceflight (July-December) (245 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Force Pioneer P-3 NASA Intended: Selenocentric Lunar orbiter +45 seconds Launch failure Payload fairing separated prematurely, rocket disintegrated.

List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023 (4,637 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Reconnaissance In orbit Operational First Long March 5 with Extended Payload Fairing. 16 December 09:17:48 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos

List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022) (12,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Rideshare Program. One payload fairing half launched on JCSat-18 / Kacific 1 mission in December 2019. The other payload fairing half flew on Starlink