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On January 17, 1997, a McDonnell Douglas Delta II launched from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The payload was a Lockheed Martin GPS IIR-1 satellite. Thirteen seconds later, the rocket exploded. A solid rocket motor failure triggered an automatic self-destruct command.
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(The video contains mild profanity. Please do not watch if that offends you, or turn off your sound.)
On January 17, 1997, a McDonnell Douglas Delta II launched from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The payload was a Lockheed Martin GPS IIR-1 satellite. Thirteen seconds later, the rocket exploded. A solid rocket motor failure triggered an automatic self-destruct command.
Visit our web site at www.afspacemuseum.org. We're on Twitter at @afspacemuseum.
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