VLS-1 V01

VLS-1 V01
VLS-1 V01 launch
VLS-1 launch
Launch2 November 1997, 12:25 a.m UTC
Operator
PadAlcântara Launch Center VLS-Pad
PayloadBrazil SCD-2A
OutcomeDestroyed
Apogee3,230 metres (10,600 ft)
Launch duration65 seconds

VLS-1 V01 was the first launch of the VLS-1 rocket that took place on November 2, 1997, from the Alcântara Launch Center with the goal of putting the SCD-2A satellite into orbit. The launch was unsuccessful, with the rocket being remotely destroyed due to deviation from its trajectory.