Orbital launch vehicle
Conestoga 1620
The Conestoga was a launch vehicle design funded by Space Services Inc. of America (SSIA) of Houston, Texas. Conestoga originally consisted of surplus LGM-30 Minuteman stages with additional strap-on boosters, as required for larger payloads. It was the world's first privately funded commercial rocket, but was launched only three times (once as a modified design) before the program was shut down.
Conestoga 1620 is built by Space Services Inc. of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 23 October 1995 and last flew on 23 October 1995.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,179kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Maiden flight | 1995-10-23 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-23 | Conestoga 1620 | Meteor SM | Launch Area 0 A | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.